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San Quentin — California’s oldest prison — executed hundreds from Death Row over decades
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSan Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility...
They started running in San Quentin. Now, they’re taking on marathons
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 weeks agoIn San Quentin State Prison, Rahsaan Thomas wasn’t at the peak of his physical fitness, nor was he...
California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVisiting San Quentin, California's oldest prison once home to a gas chamber used to execute inmates...
Newsom announces Norway-inspired plans to transform San Quentin
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced a plan inspired by Norway’s system of prisons to...
Freed from San Quentin and facing deportation, a prison activist seeks Newsom's pardon
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt should have been a joyous day in the life of Phoeun You. On Jan. 5, 2022, after serving 25 years...
Opinion: Newsom should solve two problems at once: Close prisons and cut spending
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGov. Gavin Newsom's plan to rebrand San Quentin Prison was a flop, but he knows he needs to use his...
Column: Tinkering with Prop. 47 won't lower crime. Fixing San Quentin will
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA plan for reforming San Quentin — and incarceration in California — was released Friday. It's the...
Granderson: What if we actually were 'tough on crime' instead of 'tough on people'?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe main gate at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)...
Black August is a commemoration, not a celebration, of the resistance of Black people globally
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMourners give the Black Panther salute during the funeral of George Jackson in Oakland, California...
We Know About Black History Month, But Do You Know About "Black August?"
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlthough February is known as Black History Month, there is an alternative time where our...