California Spending Big To Turn Notorious Prison Into Cushy ‘Rehab Center’ With Grocery Store, Podcast Studio
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
California officials are moving forward with a costly multi-hundred million dollar renovation to the San Quentin State Prison that seeks to transform the penitentiary into a Scandinavian-style “rehab center” featuring…
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