Newsom Gives Norwegian Delegation a Limited Tour of San Quentin

The visitors saw similarities between California prisons and those back home. Inmates said they didn’t see everything.
Newsom Gives Norwegian Delegation a Limited Tour of San Quentin
A prison guard escorts an inmate at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2016. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on April 16 welcomed a delegation from Norway to announce a collaborative agreement between the two governments focused on progressive climate policy. But a tour of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center came first.

After touring  the state’s oldest prison—which the governor has made a blueprint for California’s reform efforts, modeled on Norway’s corrections system—the delegations held a press conference at nearby Larkspur Ferry Terminal.

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Beige Luciano-Adams
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Beige Luciano-Adams is a journalist based in Southern California. She writes special reports and investigative features on a broad range of topics for The Epoch Times. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X: twitter.com/LucianoBeige
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