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| Mar.13 |
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Infamous 'Zebra killer’ found dead in San Quentin cell. 94901
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| Jun.7 |
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'Night Stalker' dies before needle gets him The devil-worshiping Richard Ramirez, 53, terrorized California in the 1980s and was sentenced to death after being found guilty of 13 murde...
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| Feb.9 |
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San Quentin fight involves 150-200 inmates |
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| Feb.8 |
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Judge tours lethal injection room
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| Sep.29 |
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San Quentin execution blocked by judge A federal judge needed months to decide whether lethal injection procedures remove the risk of a prolonged and painful death | |
| Sep.28 |
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Court sends execution case back to judge. San Francisco
| Sep.27 |
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Schwarzenegger delays execution Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed the state's first execution since 2006 by nearly two days to allow appeals time
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A. G. Brown set to die from drug combo
| Sep.21 |
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Death chamber ready for use
| Aug.29 |
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Inmate hangs self after sentence lifted George Hatton Smithey, 70, was found hanging alone in his cell in the San Quentin State Prison
| Aug.11 |
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Death Row Inmate Dies Of Natural Causes |
| Jul.27 |
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Fatal DUI Driver Murdered In Prison Edward John Schaefer, 44, sentenced for killing a 9-year-old girl and maiming her fathe died after he was stabbed by another inmate
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| Dec.31 |
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New Hospital Couldn't Treat 2 Inmates
| Jul.17 |
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Death Row Inmate Dies Of Natural Causes
| Jun.16 |
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Death Row Inmate Found Dead In Cell
| May.26 |
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Brief Lockdown, But No Prison Escape
| May.14 |
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Schwarzenegger Selling San Quentin
| Apr.20 |
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Inmates Locked Down After Riot |
| Mar.31 |
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Lawmaker Proposes Selling State Prison Some lawmakers want to sell San Quentin to private developers who might pay $2 billion for the property and help replenish the state's coffe...
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| Jun.13 |
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Price Tag Soars For New Death Row
| Apr.25 |
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Chaplain Jailed In Alleged Wife Attack Rafeeq Hassan is free on bail after being arrested for allegedly choking his wife with an electrical cord
| Apr.3 |
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Device with data on visitors disappears
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| Sep.9 |
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Successful Drug Recovery Program
| Apr.14 |
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Calif. Building New Death Chamber
| Feb.3 |
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Rehab program to ease overcrowding
| Jan.23 |
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Condemned inmate found dead
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| Aug.18 |
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Klaas Killer's Cell Searched for Karr Letters Prison officials have not turned up any material in the cell of Richard Allen Davis that connects him with Karr
| May.4 |
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Sex Offenders Moving To San Quentin 12 parolees will temporarily live at prison because the Solano County hotels no longer want them there
| Mar.30 |
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Federal judge toured State Prison
| Feb.26 |
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Riot Prompts Lockdown |
| Feb.21 |
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Morales execution hold off 
The state has cancelled the execution of a killer over ethical issues surrounding the lethal injection method
Prison failed twice within 24 hours to find anesthesiologists to administer the drugs to Michael Morales.
He was convicted of the murder and rape of a 17-year-old girl in 1981.
Morales is now back on Death Row while the state reviews the policy on how to carry out lethal injections.
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Delays Hamper Morales Execution
| Feb.20 |
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Quiet As Morales Execution Looms |
| Feb.17 |
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Condemned killer has 2 appeals pending
| Jan.25 |
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Inmate Slashes Guard, Prompts Lockdown |
| Jan.19 |
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Escaped inmate apprehended. Novato
| Jan.18 |
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Morales Faces Feb. 21 Execution Stockton man raped and killed a 17-year-old girl whose body was found beaten and stabbed in 25 years ago
| Jan.17 |
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State Executes Allen California's oldest condemned inmate Clarence Ray Allen needed an extra dose of a lethal chemical | |
| Jan.15 |
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Appeals court denies stay to Allen San Francisco: 75-year-old Clarence Ray Allen argued it would be unconstitutional to execute a disabled elderly prisoner
| Jan.13 |
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Riot Injures 9 Inmates, Staff The fight between black and Hispanic inmates started in a dining hall with about 260 inmates
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| Dec.27 |
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San Leandro 'Sausage King' Dies Stuart Alexander, 44, sentenced to death for murdering 3 meat inspectors at his plant in 2000 died at State Prison
| Dec.13 |
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Nobel nominated gang leader executed 
Convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams executed at the state prison
Stanley Tookie Williams spent more than 2 decades on death row for the 1979 robbery murders of four people in Los Angeles. Williams appeared to grow impatient as prison staffers searched for several minutes for a vein in his arm. His death was announced 34 min. later. Williams, 51, maintained he was innocent of the slayings.
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| Dec.12 |
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Condemned awaiting last-minute appeal
| Dec.8 |
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Clemency Hearing Gives Williams Chance |
| Oct.24 |
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Williams gets execution date
| Oct.1 |
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Lockdown to search for contraband |
| Aug.8 |
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Dozens Injured In Prison Riot Parts of San Quentin were on lockdown after a riot erupted just after breakfast among at least 70 prisoners
| Jun.19 |
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Louis Farrakhan Meets With Inmates Black Muslim Leader visited state prison, meeting with death row inmate Stanley 'Tookie' Williams
| May.21 |
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Opposition to Moving Death Row |
| Apr.14 |
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Report critical of health care |
| Mar.29 |
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Escaped San Quentin prisoner arrested. East Palo Alto
| Mar.17 |
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Scott Peterson Moved To Death Row
| Jan.19 |
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Beardslee executed Donald Beardslee, 61, was convicted of killing two women in 1981. Gov. Schwarzenegger rejected clemency | |
| Jan.5 |
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Inmate escaped from prison
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| Dec.29 |
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Death row inmate dies from cancer |
| Feb.9 |
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Execution delayed A federal appeals court agreed to reconsider the case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper
| Feb.8 |
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Prison, protesters ready for execution |
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| Dec.24 |
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Inmates Save Christmas |
| Jan.29 |
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Stephen Anderson Executed Was sentenced to death for killing an 81-year-old
| Jan.24 |
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Clemency petition denied |
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| Jun.5 |
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San Quentin escapee surrenders |
| Mar.27 |
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Killer Executed Robert Massie executed after 20 years on death row
| Feb.6 |
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Killer to be executed
| Jan.26 |
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Race riot at San Quentin
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| Sep.25 |
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Sex Offender Escaped |
| Jul.29 |
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Security deteriorating |
| Mar.15 |
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Darrell Keith Rich executed Rich sexually assaulted and killed several young women in 1978 and became known as the 'Hilltop Rapist'
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2005 |
| Mar.29 |
Escaped San Quentin prisoner arrested. East Palo Alto
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2010 |
| Jul.27 |
Fatal DUI Driver Murdered In Prison Edward John Schaefer, 44, sentenced for killing a 9-year-old girl and maiming her fathe died after he was stabbed by another inmate
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2015 |
| Mar.13 |
Infamous 'Zebra killer’ found dead in San Quentin cell. 94901
2012 |
| Feb.9 |
San Quentin fight involves 150-200 inmates |
2010 |
| Aug.29 |
Inmate hangs self after sentence lifted George Hatton Smithey, 70, was found hanging alone in his cell in the San Quentin State Prison
2009 |
| Dec.31 |
New Hospital Couldn't Treat 2 Inmates
| Jun.16 |
Death Row Inmate Found Dead In Cell
| May.26 |
Brief Lockdown, But No Prison Escape
| May.14 |
Schwarzenegger Selling San Quentin
| Mar.31 |
Lawmaker Proposes Selling State Prison Some lawmakers want to sell San Quentin to private developers who might pay $2 billion for the property and help replenish the state's coffe...
2008 |
| Jun.13 |
Price Tag Soars For New Death Row
| Apr.3 |
Device with data on visitors disappears
2007 |
| Sep.9 |
Successful Drug Recovery Program
| Feb.3 |
Rehab program to ease overcrowding
| Jan.23 |
Condemned inmate found dead
2006 |
| Aug.18 |
Klaas Killer's Cell Searched for Karr Letters Prison officials have not turned up any material in the cell of Richard Allen Davis that connects him with Karr
| May.4 |
Sex Offenders Moving To San Quentin 12 parolees will temporarily live at prison because the Solano County hotels no longer want them there
| Mar.30 |
Federal judge toured State Prison
| Feb.26 |
Riot Prompts Lockdown |
| Jan.25 |
Inmate Slashes Guard, Prompts Lockdown |
| Jan.19 |
Escaped inmate apprehended. Novato
2005 |
| Oct.1 |
Lockdown to search for contraband |
| Jun.19 |
Louis Farrakhan Meets With Inmates Black Muslim Leader visited state prison, meeting with death row inmate Stanley 'Tookie' Williams
| May.21 |
Opposition to Moving Death Row |
| Apr.14 |
Report critical of health care |
| Mar.17 |
Scott Peterson Moved To Death Row
| Jan.5 |
Inmate escaped from prison
2004 |
| Dec.29 |
Death row inmate dies from cancer |
2002 |
| Dec.24 |
Inmates Save Christmas |
2001 |
| Jun.5 |
San Quentin escapee surrenders |
2000 |
| Sep.25 |
Sex Offender Escaped |
| Jul.29 |
Security deteriorating |
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2013 |
| Jun.7 |
'Night Stalker' dies before needle gets him The devil-worshiping Richard Ramirez, 53, terrorized California in the 1980s and was sentenced to death after being found guilty of 13 murde...
2011 |
| Feb.8 |
Judge tours lethal injection room
2010 |
| Sep.29 |
San Quentin execution blocked by judge A federal judge needed months to decide whether lethal injection procedures remove the risk of a prolonged and painful death | |
| Sep.28 |
Court sends execution case back to judge. San Francisco
| Sep.27 |
Schwarzenegger delays execution Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed the state's first execution since 2006 by nearly two days to allow appeals time
| Sep.27 |
A. G. Brown set to die from drug combo
| Sep.21 |
Death chamber ready for use
| Aug.11 |
Death Row Inmate Dies Of Natural Causes |
2009 |
| Jul.17 |
Death Row Inmate Dies Of Natural Causes
2007 |
| Apr.14 |
Calif. Building New Death Chamber
2006 |
| Feb.21 |
Morales execution hold off 
The state has cancelled the execution of a killer over ethical issues surrounding the lethal injection method
Prison failed twice within 24 hours to find anesthesiologists to administer the drugs to Michael Morales.
He was convicted of the murder and rape of a 17-year-old girl in 1981.
Morales is now back on Death Row while the state reviews the policy on how to carry out lethal injections.
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| Feb.21 |
Delays Hamper Morales Execution
| Feb.20 |
Quiet As Morales Execution Looms |
| Feb.17 |
Condemned killer has 2 appeals pending
| Jan.18 |
Morales Faces Feb. 21 Execution Stockton man raped and killed a 17-year-old girl whose body was found beaten and stabbed in 25 years ago
| Jan.17 |
State Executes Allen California's oldest condemned inmate Clarence Ray Allen needed an extra dose of a lethal chemical | |
| Jan.15 |
Appeals court denies stay to Allen San Francisco: 75-year-old Clarence Ray Allen argued it would be unconstitutional to execute a disabled elderly prisoner
2005 |
| Dec.27 |
San Leandro 'Sausage King' Dies Stuart Alexander, 44, sentenced to death for murdering 3 meat inspectors at his plant in 2000 died at State Prison
| Dec.13 |
Nobel nominated gang leader executed 
Convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams executed at the state prison
Stanley Tookie Williams spent more than 2 decades on death row for the 1979 robbery murders of four people in Los Angeles. Williams appeared to grow impatient as prison staffers searched for several minutes for a vein in his arm. His death was announced 34 min. later. Williams, 51, maintained he was innocent of the slayings.
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| Dec.12 |
Condemned awaiting last-minute appeal
| Dec.8 |
Clemency Hearing Gives Williams Chance |
| Oct.24 |
Williams gets execution date
| Jan.19 |
Beardslee executed Donald Beardslee, 61, was convicted of killing two women in 1981. Gov. Schwarzenegger rejected clemency | |
2004 |
| Feb.9 |
Execution delayed A federal appeals court agreed to reconsider the case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper
| Feb.8 |
Prison, protesters ready for execution |
2002 |
| Jan.29 |
Stephen Anderson Executed Was sentenced to death for killing an 81-year-old
| Jan.24 |
Clemency petition denied |
2001 |
| Mar.27 |
Killer Executed Robert Massie executed after 20 years on death row
| Feb.6 |
Killer to be executed
2000 |
| Mar.15 |
Darrell Keith Rich executed Rich sexually assaulted and killed several young women in 1978 and became known as the 'Hilltop Rapist'
|
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2008 |
| Apr.25 |
Chaplain Jailed In Alleged Wife Attack Rafeeq Hassan is free on bail after being arrested for allegedly choking his wife with an electrical cord
|
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2009 |
| Apr.20 |
Inmates Locked Down After Riot |
2006 |
| Jan.13 |
Riot Injures 9 Inmates, Staff The fight between black and Hispanic inmates started in a dining hall with about 260 inmates
2005 |
| Aug.8 |
Dozens Injured In Prison Riot Parts of San Quentin were on lockdown after a riot erupted just after breakfast among at least 70 prisoners
2001 |
| Jan.26 |
Race riot at San Quentin