San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s rebrand as a "Scandinavian style” prison, promises transformation through career training ...

It’s a sight you normally don’t see in a prison — inmates and visitors walking a red carpet, happily posing for photos that aren’t mug shots. That was the scene last week at Marin County’s San Quentin ...

Everyone agrees San Quentin is overcrowded. It is supposed to house 3,300 prisoners; today there are nearly 5,000. For years the old hospital and the clinics have failed to meet the needs of the ...