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San Quentin — California’s oldest prison — executed hundreds from Death Row over decades
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSan Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility...
Freed from San Quentin and facing deportation, a prison activist seeks Newsom's pardon
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt should have been a joyous day in the life of Phoeun You. On Jan. 5, 2022, after serving 25 years...
This Is What It's Like To Leave Behind A Life Sentence In Prison And Start Over
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2016, after California passed laws making more incarcerated people eligible for parole, some...
The Auteurs of San Quentin
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLike many independent filmmakers, Anthony Gomez has some quibbles with his own work. He wishes he’d had more time to shoot. His lead looks natural on...
Op-Ed: Here in San Quentin, I see why solitary confinement must end
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose. Some...
Rahsaan Thomas Became a Runner in Prison. Now, He's Running the NYC Marathon.
Esquire via AOL· 6 months agoWhile serving 55 years and six months to life, Thomas ran the grueling San Quentin Prison Marathon....
Gov. Newsom urged to pardon former Cambodian refugee at risk of being deported after prison sentence
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA former child refugee from Cambodia who served 25 years in prison is now at risk of being deported...
Alex Pettyfer, Frank Grillo and Maria Bakalova to Star in Prison Crime Drama ‘Branded’ Based on...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlex Pettyfer, Frank Grillo, Maria Bakalova and Tom Hopper are set to star in a crime drama called...
'Big Evil' was 'programmed to kill' in L.A. Now he's eligible for parole after plea deal
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCleamon "Big Evil" Johnson, known for leading the 89 Family Swans, a violent Blood-affiliated gang,...
California board OKs parole of ex-Mexican Mafia killer
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia parole officials have approved the release of a notorious former Mexican Mafia prison...
