Tag Archives: San Quentin

Hundreds Protest at San Quentin

February 20, 2012, 3:26 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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(Bay City News) Hundreds of people have gathered outside San Quentin State Prison this afternoon for a protest that organizers are calling historic because they say it merges the Occupy and prisoners' rights movements. Between 600 and 700 demonstrators were … Continue reading »

Filed under: Criminal Justice, Human Rights
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Judge Tours Renovated San Quentin Death Chamber, Will Decide on Lifting Moratorium

February 8, 2011, 2:20 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Judge Jeremy Fogel toured San Quentin's revamped death chamber today in a fact-finding trip meant to help him determine whether to re-start executions by the state. Fogel halted executions in 2006, on grounds that the procedure, as implemented by the … Continue reading »

Filed under: Courts, Criminal Justice, Legal
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Morning Splash

December 24, 2010, 7:10 am • Posted by Dan Brekke
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Navy Considers Medal, 65 Years After a Heroic Act (Bay Citizen) Carl E. Clark, 94, served in World War II to defend America, not to win glory. “We just figured it was a war that had to be won,” said … Continue reading »

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