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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 ...
Marin Independent Journal10mon
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 ...
El País (USA) on MSN8mon
The last days of death row in California: ‘We are not allowed to be human here’
One day, in May of 1985, Kevin Cooper first set foot on death row at San Quentin State Prison, in the San Francisco Bay.
Mexican Mafia leader offered to ensure protection for El Chapo in U.S. prison, feds say
Federal prosecutors alleged Ronaldo Ayala, reputed to be a powerful member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, conspired with ...
The Bakersfield Californian17d
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 ...
BBC8y
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 ...
Yahoo17d
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 ...