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As San Quentin’s Death Row empties, condemned prisoners get a glimpse of hope
Not only is Newsom aiming for a more humane environment at the prison, but emptying Death Row saves money. The average prisoner in San Quentin costs the state around $60,000 a year, but those on ...
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Editorial: San Quentin’s transformation takes next step with departure of death row inmates
The state’s plans to turn San Quentin prison into a model rehabilitation center means moving death row inmates to other high-security prisons. Many have already been moved out of the bayfront ...
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Inside San Quentin Prison a Marine Found a New Kind of Family
As a member of the Veterans Group at San Quentin, we’re allowed to wear distinctive royal blue hats emblazoned with its ...
Condemned inmate Lightsey, convicted of 1993 murder, resentenced to death
Christopher Lightsey, the man who is on death row for a murder he committed in 1993 in Kern County, was resentenced to death on Tuesday. Lightsey, 71, remains incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison ...
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Serving Time at San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison is one of North America's most notorious jails. It has held convicts like Charles Manson, and today it houses the largest death row population in the USA. It is here that ...
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Mexican Mafia leader offered to ensure protection for El Chapo in U.S. prison, feds say
Ayala, who was transferred last year from San Quentin to Centinela state prison as Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down death row, has yet to enter a plea. It wasn't clear Friday whether he was represented ...
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Condemned inmate Lightsey, convicted of 1993 murder, resentenced to death
Christopher Lightsey, the man who is on death row for a murder he committed in 1993 in Kern County, was resentenced to death on Tuesday. Lightsey, 71, remains incarcerated at San Quentin State ...