![Inmates work in the Delancey Street Restaurant kitchen at the California State Prison Solano in Vacaville on July 24, 2024. "We actually built this restaurant," said Ray Williams, Jr., front right. "We started with hard hats and elevated to smocks." Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMatters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/072424_DelanceySolano_FM_02.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1)
California Divide
In this California prison, inmates who operate a restaurant for their guards and others ‘rely on each other’
The venture, launched by a venerable San Francisco foundation, counts former Governor Jerry Brown and current Governor Gavin Newsom among its supporters.