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 ...

As a member of the Veterans Group at San Quentin, we’re allowed to wear distinctive royal blue hats emblazoned with its ...

Christopher Lightsey, the man who is on death row for a murder he committed in 1993 in Kern County, was resentenced to death on Tuesday. Lightsey, 71, remains incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison ...

Related: Monache man on Death Row maintains his innocence He was sentenced to die at San Quentin Prison but his conviction was overturned four years later because of doubts he had been competent to ...

Kraft is currently incarcerated on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. He became known as the “Scorecard Killer” because, inside his car trunk, investigators ...

Ayala, who was transferred last year from San Quentin to Centinela state prison as Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down death row, has yet to enter a plea. It wasn't clear Friday whether he was represented by ...