A coalition of organizations recently teamed up to host San Quentin State Prison's first-ever father-daughter dance, where “missed milestones were redeemed.” A viral video making the rounds on social ...

Nigel Poor’s cache of photos from the California penitentiary shows us life controlled and monitored, but also that which is beyond the reach of supervision.

All photos made available to msnbc.com on July 11, 2012. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Chris Willis, 34, works out in the exercise yard at San Quentin state prison on June 8, 2012.

San Quentin State Prison, located in San Quentin, CA, is not only the oldest prison in the state, it's the largest in the United States. Open since 1852, San Quentin houses the state's lone death ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that more than 1,000 inmates at San Quentin State Prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.

San Quentin State Prison inmates and a group of visiting players break a huddle after playing tennis together in San Quentin, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) “Whoa!

SAN QUENTIN - Nearly 200 inmates at San Quentin State Prison rioted in the dining hall, leaving four men injured with stab or slash wounds. Three of the inmates injured in the Sunday night ...

Incarcerated men visit with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after he spoke inside an empty warehouse at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023.

It started with a box of negatives. In 2012, Bay Area photographer, educator and podcast host Nigel Poor was one year into teaching the course “Visual Concerns in Photography” at San Quentin State ...

FILE - Incarcerated men visit with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after he spoke inside an empty warehouse at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023.

After the coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 1,800 inmates and staff, San Quentin State Prison has converted a warehouse and erected tents to treat the ill.