A $239 million state-of-the-art learning center was empty over the weekend at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of a statewide change in operations due to “staffing shortages” at prisons with open positions that currently cannot be filled due to state budget constraints.
“The institution is on a modified program,” a correctional officer announced over the intercom in the north block housing unit at San Quentin early Saturday morning. “There is no yard, canteen, religious services or learning center.”
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