San Quentin State Prison News

A 55-year-old inmate who spent more than 20 years on California's death row for the rape and murder of an 87-year-old woman has died.

The founders of The Last Mile accelerator program have a mission to reduce prison populations and repeat crime by giving prisoners a chance to learn entrepreneurship, build high-tech businesses and most importantly, to have hope for their futures after serving out a years-long sentence.

"An Evening of Beckett," presented by Shattered Globe Theatre, is certainly a unique, one-of-its-kind experience.

It's not unusual to go on Yelp to find reviews of restaurants or stores, but now the online review website includes posts about prisons from around the country.

San Quentin State Prison seems the last place one would expect the avant-garde plays of Samuel Beckett to be appreciated.

Prosecutors have charged 25 people, including 13 correctional officers and prisoners, for taking part in a drug- and contraband-smuggling scheme in Baltimore's main jail.