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Bookmark or Share- The last days of death row in California: ‘Your soul is tested here’The 546 San Quentin residents on death row will continue to have death sentences, but will be transferred to the general population of prisons across the state – which is likely to give them...
- California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehabCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a facility in the San Francisco Bay Area known for maintaining the highest number of prisoners on death row in the country.
- San Quentin begins prison reform - but not for those on death rowBuilt in 1852, San Quentin is California's oldest prison and the state's only facility for incarcerated males who have been sentenced to death. Since 1893, 422 people have been executed there,...
- Governor Newsom Announces Historic Transformation of San Quentin State ...“California is transforming San Quentin – the state’s most notorious prison with a dark past – into the nation’s most innovative rehabilitation facility focused on building a brighter and safer future,” said Governor Newsom.
- California to remake San Quentin prison, new focus on rehabilitation - PBSSan Quentin, California’s oldest prison, has housed high-profile criminals such as cult leader Charles Manson, convicted murderers and serial killers, and was the site of violent uprisings in...
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