Fuck. My first day in prison, and I get jumped. How did I get here? It was my first day at San Quentin but it wasn’t my first day in prison. That had happened years ago, when I was just four ...

Mendoza speaks with Insider about rivalry with the Mexican Mafia and Aryan Brotherhood, corrupt prison guards, attacks, and uprisings. He offers his opinions on San Quentin reform and rehabilitation.

Located inside of San Quentin’s gates, the museum showcases exhibits spanning from the prison’s founding in 1852 through the 1940s. Today, curator Jeff Craemer manages the museum which is open ...

Around a table at San Quentin Prison one morning last week met Frank C. Sykes of San Francisco; Joseph H. Stephens, Sacramento banker; Warren Atherton, Stockton lawyer. They were members of ...

The state’s plans to turn San Quentin prison into a model rehabilitation center means moving death row inmates to other high-security prisons. Many have already been moved out of the bayfront ...