The California prison used to house some of the state’s most violent criminals, but has become more known lately for creative ...

At the San Quentin Film Festival, attendees discussed prison abolition, demonstrated rehabilitation and celebrated one ...

A trans serial killer had a sex change paid for by California taxpayers after Vice President Kamala Harris boasted of "behind ...

Thornton had been moved to the hospice unit from San Quentin State Prison’s Death Row on a date not provided by the ...

A condemned inmate who held a 16-year-old girl captive for weeks in Jurupa Valley, sexually assaulting and torturing her until directing his accomplice to execute the victim, died in a state prison ...

"Woman of the Hour," directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala ...

Gavin Newsom is the most prominent critic of Proposition 36, a measure on the November ballot that would increase sentences ...

As Anna Kendrick’s ‘Woman of the Hour’ hits Netflix, Annabel Nugent dives into the harrowing true story of serial killer ...

"Democracy needs everyone and we're a part of the society," said Haines, who is incarcerated at San Quentin. "The fact that we're incarcerated, we're still American citizens. We care about our ...

Two state prison inmates convicted of murdering a San Quentin officer in 1985 have lost appeals for reduced sentences. Andre ...

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night just feet from the execution chamber where he was ...

Robert Roberson came within 90 minutes of execution before winning a delay in an extraordinary legal twist. Roberson, ...