Nate McKinney

formerly incarcerated journalist

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Transforming San Quentin into a Norwegian-style restorative environment would require overcoming gangs, racial divides, and structural inequality that runs deeper in the U.S.

Can San Quentin become Norwegian-style rehabilitation center?

Transforming San Quentin into a Norwegian-style restorative environment would require overcoming gangs, racial divides, and structural inequality that runs deeper in the U.S.

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