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San Quentin · San QuentinSanta Rosa-based Canine Companions for Independence has a program with San Quentin that takes puppies and lets inmates train them their basic commands. They say it helps the inmates and leads to a lower rate of recidivism.See the Story
San Quentin inmates find new purpose by training future service dogs
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Death Penalty · San QuentinAs San Quentin undergoes a philosophical and physical transformation from maximum security prison to rehabilitation center, the death penalty as we once viewed it is changing.See the Story
Santa Clara Co. district attorney moves to resentence death row inmates to life without parole
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San Quentin · San QuentinThere hasn't been an execution at San Quentin since 2006 - and as things stand, there'll be no more. With the death row's closure imminent, Sky News is given a rare look inside.See the Story
As end to death row nears in California, we meet condemned inmates held in extreme conditions
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San Quentin · San Quentin"San Quentin, you've been a living hell to me / You've been killing me since 1963 / I've seen them come and go and I've seen them die / And I've long since stopped asking why," Johnny Cash sang in his song "San Quentin," dedicated to California's worst jail.See the Story
California's most notorious prison: “I saw them come and go and I saw them die”
San Quentin · San QuentinSan Quentin in the process of dismantling Death Row. It's been nearly two decades since San Quentin executed an inmate. Since 1893, when the first inmate was hung at San Quentin, 421 others have been put to death. "It does become like 'Groundhog Day,' said inmate Paul Carasi.See the Story
San Quentin in the process of dismantling Death Row
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San Quentin · San QuentinIn 2016 voters approved Proposition 66, which requires death-sentenced inmates to work to pay restitution to their victims. Prop 66 also allowed prisoners sentenced to death to be housed in other prisons besides San Quentin. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is moving toward a behavior-based system where prisoners are housed according to their individual case factors.See the Story
