At San Quentin, reformers and inmates seek renewed focus on rehabilitation programs

by Steve Brooks, Bay City News October 30, 2025October 28, 2025

FILE: Graduates of the Concrete Rose truck driving course take part in commencement exercises at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in 2024. The program teaches incarcerated people the skills needed to get good paying jobs once they are paroled. In California prisons such as San Quentin, emphasis has shifted from incarceration to restorative justice, providing second chance opportunities to help reduce recidivism. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Autumn O'Bannon)

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS working toward criminal justice reform met recently with incarcerated individuals at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center for a critical conversation about the future of transformative programming and second chance opportunities in prison.

The event held Sept. 16 was hosted by Kevin McCracken and Caroline Norton from The Last Mile, which offers computer coding and other technical programs to incarcerated people.

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