San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Also known as San Quentin State Prison

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men

Key facts

Location: San Quentin, California , U.S.
Status: Operational
Security class: Minimum–maximum
Capacity: 3,084
Population: 3,542 (114.9%) (as of January 31, 2023 )
Opened: July 1852 ; 173 years ago ( July 1852 )
Managed by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden: Chance Andes

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Wikidata facts

Official name: San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
Area: 1.75
Official website: www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/sq

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San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQ), formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County.

Established in 1852, and opening in 1854, San Quentin is the oldest prison in California. The state's only death row for male inmates, the largest in the United States, was located at the prison. Its gas chamber has not been used since 1993, and its lethal injection chamber was last used in 2006. The prison has been featured on film, radio drama, video, podcast, and television; is the subject of many books; has hosted concerts; and has housed many notorious inmates.