# San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-20**: Remodel Showcase — Newsom tours the completed remodel of the former death chamber and surrounding rehabilitative spaces.
- **2023-03-17**: San Quentin Transformation — Newsom announces plans to transform San Quentin into a world-class rehabilitation facility.
- **2019-03-13**: Moratorium Declared — Governor Newsom signs an executive order instituting a moratorium on the death penalty in California.
- **2006-01-17**: Last Execution — Clarence Ray Allen is the last person executed at San Quentin before legal challenges halt the practice.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Newsom’s San Quentin Overhaul: From Death Row to Rehabilitation Hub
2026-02-21 03:43:13 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled the physical transformation of San Quentin’s former execution chamber into a rehabilitation center, marking a definitive shift in California's penal policy. The move formalizes the 'California Model,' a regulatory pivot toward Scandinavian-style restorative justice and away from punitive incarceration.
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