Transforming San Quentin Prison in California: Marshaling the Experience and Perspectives of a Multidisciplinary Advisory Council to Improve Prison Staff and Resident Health and Well-being

ICPA 2025 Presentation by Dr. Brie Williams, Doug Bond, and Chance Andes (PID046)

Authors

Brie Williams

Professor of Medicine, Director, Amend at UCSF, United States

Dr. Brie Williams, MD, MS is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Health and Society at the University of California, San Francisco, with specialty training in internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative care. Dr. Williams directs Amend, a training and leadership development program that draws on public health, medical ethics, occupational health, and correctional practices from Norway and beyond to inspire, educate and empower prison staff to immediately address dehumanizing conditions in U.S. prisons that perpetuate trauma, violence, and health inequities among both incarcerated people and prison staff. Dr. Williams also co-directs the Aging Research in Criminal Justice Health (ARCH) Network, funded by the National Institute on Aging, to expand research at the intersection of aging, serious illness, and criminal legal system involvement.

Chance Andes

Warden, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, United States

Chance Andes is Warden of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in California and has worked in the CDCR for over 20 years. He began his career as a correctional officer and has held senior level positions positions in multiple prisons including the highest security level prisons. Following Governor Newsom's announcement to turn San Quentin prison into a rehabilitation center, Andes was appointed as Warden to guide the prison's transformation and redesign. He is deeply committed to the health and well-being of prison staff and residents.

Doug Bond

President and CEO, Amity Foundation, United States

Doug Bond, President and Chief Executive Officer: As President and CEO of Amity Foundation, Mr. Bond leads all facets of the organization, bringing his exceptional skills as a community-builder and visionary leader seeking continual systemic improvements for marginalized populations. He currently oversees over 60 contracts for Amity Foundation in California, and Arizona including four residential campuses serving over 500 people with histories of criminal justice system involvement, addiction and homelessness per day. In the last three years he has built out employment services contracts to create workforce development opportunities for this high-need population, is currently developing 300 units of permanent housing and over 200 more beds for residential services and has rapidly expanded services and alternatives for youth reentering the community from the California Juvenile Justice.

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