A new roadblock has halted executions in California for at least another year. Marin Superior Court Judge Faye D’Opal ordered state officials back to … [Read more...]

Gov. Jerry Brown signed two pieces of legislation that will significantly impact those behind bars, and a third that will provide aid to undocumented … [Read more...]

Christmas Eve’s annual open mic night brought out “a lot of hidden talent in San Quentin,” said prisoner Ray Richardson. The prison’s Protestant … [Read more...]

California’s recidivism rates remain among the highest in the country, but a majority of prisoners are not assigned to programs designed to address … [Read more...]

Two top officials of the Columbia Foundation conducted an exploratory visit to San Quentin Prison recently, looking for ways to help prisoners prepare … [Read more...]

“Educating the incarcerated is vitally important,” said Gary Shimel. “The greatest safety that we have to offer society is men who have come out of … [Read more...]

One of the major unintended consequences of realignment is loss of more than 1,500 critically important prisoner forest firefighters. For more than 60 … [Read more...]