Activists are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to transform California's oldest prison into a Scandinavian-style rehabilitation center.
California’s decision to close the prison in Susanville rocked the town, where the consequences could be dire for residents and businesses that depend on the economics of incarceration.halfway there on the culture change,” which gives the state a “chance to build the model faster than at other places.”
A major part of the general plan for San Quentin includes retraining corrections officers in an approach centered more on rehabilitation and restorative justice, a strategy that focuses on the impact of a crime and how to remedy its effects. Both Steinberg and San Quentin Warden Ron Broomfield said that officers at San Quentin are interested in those training opportunities, which they think will improve work morale among the guards.
There’s been a recent shift in attitude at the prison, one more toward optimism, said Gregory Eskridge, a host for the “Uncuffed” podcast, which is made in the prison’s recording studio.“It’s about getting people those tools and opportunities to go back out there in society and be successful,” said Eskridge, who has served more than 25 years behind bars for a murder conviction, among other charges. “I think everyone is hoping for something positive to happen.
Although they probably won’t benefit from the new rehabilitation programs in the same way that those who have shorter sentences or who are younger might, prison officials said, they could still play a crucial role as mentors to prisoners who enroll in the new programs. Tommy Wickerd, who is serving nearly six decades in prison for voluntary manslaughter and has prior convictions for other violent crimes, said the old-timers need to be part of the plan:
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