Not only is Newsom aiming for a more humane environment at the prison, but emptying Death Row saves money. The average prisoner in San Quentin costs the state around $60,000 a year, but those on ...

Daniel Landry landed in prison in 1986 and has been on Death Row since 2001 for killing other inmates. MORE: Here's a look at the transformation of San Quentin State Prison ...

California is transferring everyone on death row at San Quentin prison to other places, as it tries to reinvent the state's most notorious facility as a rehabilitation centre. Many in this group ...

The California prison used to house some of the state’s most violent criminals, but has become more known lately for creative pursuits. By Heather Knight Reporting from San Quentin, Calif.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan’s killer — but at what cost?

Franklin, a seemingly unassuming grandfather and a former LAPD mechanic and sanitation worker, was finally caught in 2010 ...

Raheem Ballard on Thursday afternoon inside a stuffy chapel at San ... s death row until just two months ago, the morning began with a step-and-repeat red carpet in the courtyard, where a prison ...

Condemned killer dies while on San Quentin's death row Fresno County Sheriff's Office investigating death of inmate at the Fresno County Jail Fresno County inmate who attacked correctional officer ...

San Quentin State Prison is one of North America's most notorious jails. It has held convicts like Charles Manson, and today it houses the largest death row population in the USA. It is here that ...

“Because I’ve been a death row nurse for 10 years.” Simon has worked at San Quentin for 19 years total. Around the time she got hired, a coworker learned about her vocal abilities and asked her to ...