Topic: San Quentin State Prison

Redoine Faid's brazen escape and other notorious prison breaks

Redoine Faid escapes: It wasn't the first time that Faid, an armed robber being held in the death of a police officer, had gone on the lam. Here are a few other notorious prison escapes.

Change Agent 5 urban garden programs that train inmates and help communities

Prison gardening programs teach inmates valuable skills, reduce recidivism, and provide those in need with fresh produce.

Meditating behind bars: How yoga in prisons could cut overcrowding

Yoga can teach prisoners the self-control and self-discipline that they never learned as youths.

Is it a result of climate change or something else? Part 1.

Down to the wire on California's budget crisis

As voters face ballot measures, critics say Governor Schwarzenegger is using scare tactics.

Schwarzenegger to sell San Quentin - buy now and save!

California running out of money

A $28 billion budget shortfall through 2010 could start to pinch next week.

As California looks to expand death row, a flap over where to build it

Death-penalty foes want the condemned to be kept at San Quentin Prison rather than transferred to remote areas.

As California looks to expand death row, a flap over where to build it

Death-penalty foes want the condemned to be kept at San Quentin Prison rather than transferred to remote areas.

Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells

The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.

Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells

The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.

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San Quentin's self-rehab: healing on the inside

A self-rehab prison program aims to distinguish between the person and the crime.