"California's San Quentin Prison to be Transformed into Rehabilitation Center"
TL;DR
San Quentin State Prison, home to the largest death row population in the US, will be transformed into a rehabilitation center for less-dangerous prisoners, with a focus on education, training, and rehabilitation. Inmates serving death sentences will be moved elsewhere in the California penitentiary system. The facility will concentrate on “education, rehabilitation and breaking cycles of crime.” California Governor Gavin Newsom cited Norway’s approach to incarceration as inspiration for the program. Vocational training programs will set people up to land good-paying jobs as plumbers, electricians, or truck drivers after they’re released. Newsom is allocating $20 million to launch the plan.
Topics:nationcriminal-justice-reform#california#criminal-justice-reform#death-row#rehabilitation#san-quentin#vocational-training
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- How Gavin Newsom plans to transform California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison Sacramento Bee
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