"California's San Quentin Prison to be Transformed into Rehabilitation Center"

California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin, the state's oldest prison, into a rehabilitation center modeled after Norwegian incarceration systems. The prison will focus on job training for trades and education programs to prepare prisoners for reintegration into society. The transformation would mark a fundamental shift from the extremely punitive American system and could serve as a model for the nation. The overhaul of San Quentin would be a huge undertaking, and there are significant unanswered questions about what the transition would mean for its current residents as well as the tens of thousands of others located across the California department of corrections and rehabilitation (CDCR).