From SFISS:
Governor Newsom celebrated the launch of a new educational complex at San Quentin Friday featuring a media center, cafe, library, classrooms, and a reentry center, in the first of a series of projects transforming the once notorious prison into a leading-edge rehabilitation center.
As KTVU reports, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Friday for San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s (formerly known as San Quentin State Prison) new $239 million learning center, which was completed in 18 months and was funded through a lease revenue bond, according to a press release.
Per the governor’s office, the learning center project was the first phase in the larger transformation of San Quentin into the “most innovative rehabilitation facility in the US.” The new San Quentin Learning and Rehabilitation Center will also serve as a prototype for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s “California Model,” which focuses on rehabilitation, education, and reentry with the goal of empowering incarcerated people and their communities. Continue reading
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