Enrique Sandoval, Daniel Arciniega and Eleazar Alicantar learn English language skills in class at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday. In March 2023, Gov. Newsom announced a plan to transform the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In 2004, I arrived at Wende Correctional Facility to serve a sentence of 65 years to life for murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. I was only 17 at the time of my arrest, but the ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs is taking part in a prison rehab program that could shorten his sentence by up to a year. Sean “Diddy” Combs is participating in a drug rehab program during his 50-month prison term ...

DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — Here at North Kern State Prison, some of the incarcerated population could soon have a new hobby or career path upon their release. In this week’s Kern’s Kindness, we take you ...

CHOWCHILLA, California — Joseph Sena has spent nearly half of his 27 years in prison for manslaughter. For almost as long, he's been striving to make himself a better man than when he arrived. He has ...

For a long time, the idea of rehabilitation programs inside prisons has generated lots of eye-rolling and scorn. We designed our prison system based on a perceived reality that rehabilitation is not ...