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As San Quentin’s Death Row empties, condemned prisoners get a glimpse of hope
San Quentin spokesperson Lt ... Since then, the governor had the death chamber shut down. It’s now an empty room, and his plan is to turn the entire prison into a Scandinavian-style model ...
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As notorious death row closes, inmates fear what awaits in new prisons
In March 2019, Governor Newsom issued an executive order that halted the death penalty in the state and ordered the dismantling of the gas chamber in San Quentin. Mr Newsom's move did not alter ...
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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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Mexican Mafia leader offered to ensure protection for El Chapo in U.S. prison, feds say
In 1989, Ronaldo Ayala was sentenced to death for murdering three men in a San Diego auto repair shop. Instead of facing the gas chamber at San Quentin, the reputed Mexican Mafia member turned ...