Preston Castle History - Preston School of Industry

  Every now and then, a name surfaces in the archives that perfectly illustrates the revolving door of early California reform. Julian Chave...

James Carner and James O'Donnell (San Quentin Prison Records)  In the fall of 1893, two youths had a wild idea: they were going to head ...

Walter Kavanaugh, San Quentin Prison, 1893 When the Preston School of Industry opened its doors in 1894, the institution promised to reform ...

During the late 1800s, there was no place for incorrigible, truant or just ill behaved boys. Neither was there a place for orphaned or home...