San quentin state prison

San Quentin State Prison, maximum-security correctional facility for men in San Quentin, near San Francisco, California.

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San Quentin state prison is the oldest prison in the U.S. going back to 1852 with the only gas chamber in California. It currently houses more than 5,000 inmates, although the facility was designed for a little over 3,000.

San Quentin state prison is the oldest prison in the U.S. going back to 1852 with the only gas chamber in California. It currently houses more than 5,000 inmates, although the facility was designed for a little over 3,000.

1. In 1986, a French convict named Michel Vaujour used oranges painted like grenades to escape prison via a helicopter which was piloted by his wife who took flight lessons solely for his escape.

A new law signed on Thursday will allow Californians to seal old arrests and convictions from their official records in an effort to give them a fresh start. The bill, SB 731, was introduced by State Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) in March 2021 and was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on […]