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14 hours ago · A tale of confidence men, swindlers, and a clairvoyant crime ring are part of the historical fabric of San Quentin. One particular California case of a clairvoyant crime ring involved fraudulent sales of radium mining stock and tall tales told by a smooth-talking mystic. The convoluted tale reads more like a movie script than a piece of history.
Apr 11, 2024 · San Quentin State Prison originally featured 48 windowless cells, which were designed to hold 250 inmates, though that number was quickly exceeded. In addition to male inmates, the prison housed female prisoners until 1933. Initially, San Quentin was under private management.
2 days ago · A women’s prison in California so plagued by sexual abuse that it was known among inmates and workers as the “rape club” will be ... California speeds plans to empty San Quentin’s death row .
14 hours ago · Since Feb. 26, 189 condemned inmates at San Quentin and 20 from the women’s facility in Chowchilla have been transferred to other prisons under the transfer program, according to the CDCR.
Apr 9, 2024 · Not at San Quentin, the oldest, most notorious prison in California and home to the biggest death row in America. Here incarcerated men run 105 laps around a crowded yard, navigating a slope, 90 ...
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Apr 4, 2024 · The launch of the Condemned Inmate Transfer Program marks the closure of segregated death row units at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, according to the CDCR. The state agency said in a statement Wednesday that the program offers incarcerated individuals with death sentences ...
