At San Quentin, district attorneys and inmates agree on prison reform
On a recent morning inside San Quentin prison, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and more than a dozen other prosecutors crowded into a…
Life after California’s death row: Condemned inmates get second chance
SAN FRANCISCO — By age 46, Bob Williams had spent more than half his life in isolation, waiting to die on San Quentin’s death row. Williams was…
Inside San Quentin’s experiment: Can California change prison culture?
SAN QUENTIN — To someone living outside these dank walls, the changes might seem small.A sergeant greets a prisoner with “good morning” rather than barking an…
Supreme Court rejects California immunity in prison COVID deaths
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from California prison officials who sought immunity from lawsuits for having transferred inmates with COVID-19…
Why death sentences of 15 men might be stopped by Santa Clara D.A. Jeff Rosen
Capital punishment in California exists in law, but in practicality ended in 2019 when Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered death row to be dismantled. Still, 625…
Newsom pardons 37 people, commutes 18 sentences days before Easter
SACRAMENTO — Days before Easter, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday moved to commute sentences for 18 people, issue pardons for 37 others and submit a…
California speeds plans to empty San Quentin’s death row
California is accelerating its efforts to empty San Quentin’s death row with plans to transfer the last 457 condemned men to other state prisons by…