The sprawling San Quentin prison complex.

San Quentin up close.

San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (1.7 km²) on Point Quentin in Marin County, California, United States, north of San Francisco. San Quentin State Prison was opened in July 1852, and is the oldest prison in California. Image File history File links Sanquentinprison. ... Image File history File links Sanquentinprison. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x1465, 257 KB) Summary I took this photo from the parking lot Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x1465, 257 KB) Summary I took this photo from the parking lot Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The state's male death row is located at San Quentin, as well as its only gas chamber. In recent years, however, the gas chamber has been used to carry out lethal injections. For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term that refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ... For other uses, see Gas chamber (disambiguation). ... This article is about the execution and euthanasia method. ...

Current facility

The prison occupies 275 acres of waterfront land overlooking the bay and is estimated to be worth $80 to $100 million, making it the most valuable prison in the world.^[1]

It has its own ZIP Code, 94974; the surrounding area is 94964. It is bordered by the water of the San Francisco Bay to the south and east and by Interstate 580, just after it crosses the bay on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Mr. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Interstate 580 (abbreviated I-580) is an interstate highway in Northern California. ... The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is the northernmost of the east-west crossings of the San Francisco Bay in California, USA, connecting Richmond on the east to San Rafael on the west end. ...

San Quentin has the only on-site college degree-granting program in California's entire prison system, run by the Prison University Project.^[2][3]

History

Although numerous towns and localities in the area (and in California generally) are named for Roman Catholic saints, and "San Quintín" is Spanish for "Saint Quentin", the prison is not in fact named after the saint. The land on which it is situated, Point Quentin, is named after a Coast Miwok warrior named Quintín, fighting under Chief Marin, who was taken prisoner at that place.^[4][5] General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... Places called Saint-Quentin include: Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Picardie, France Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick, Canada Saint-Quentin is part of the name of several places, including: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, a new town and communauté dagglomération in the French département of Yvelines Saint-Quentin is part of... Bodega Bay as viewed from present-day Dillon Beach, was ancient homeland of the Coastal Miwok. ...

In 1851, California's first prison opened; it was "a 268-ton wooden ship named The Waban, anchored in San Francisco Bay and outfitted to hold 30 inmates."^[6][7] Subsequently, inmates who were housed on the Waban constructed San Quentin which "opened in 1852 with 68 inmates."^[8] The prison held both male and female inmates until 1932 when the original California Institution for Women prison at Tehachapi was built. Wind Turbines in the mountains Tehachapi (IPA: ) is a city incorporated in 1909 located in its namesake Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave in Kern County, California. ...

In 1941 the first prison meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous took place at San Quentin; in commemoration of this, the 25-millionth copy of the A.A. "Big Book" was presented to Jill Brown, of San Quentin, at the International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AA meeting sign Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering alcoholics, its members state their primary purpose as, to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ...

The use of torture as "an approved method of interrogation" at San Quentin was banned in 1944.^[8]

Alfredo Santos, one-time convicted heroin dealer and successful artist, painted six remarkable, 20-foot sepia toned murals during his incarceration that have hung in the dining hall of the prison since 1955.^[9]

On February 24, 1969, Johnny Cash played a live concert, At San Quentin, for the prison inmates. The concert was released as an album and was filmed by Granada Television^[10]. is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... At San Quentin is a recording of a live concert given by Johnny Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2003, Metallica filmed the video for the song St. Anger inside San Quentin, playing to enthusiastic inmates. In 2007, as part of their World-wide tour, Michael Franti and Spearhead played a show for almost the entire prison population. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, American Indian, Italian, and German descent. ...

On 18 November 2006 the hip-hop group Flipsyde had a concert in the prison, which was not open for the public. Flipsyde redirects here. ...

Notable current inmates

The San Quentin gas chamber originally employed lethal cyanide gas for the purpose of carrying out capital punishment. The chamber has since been converted to an execution chamber where lethal injection is used. Two chairs once sat where the restraining table is now located.

• Lawrence Bittaker - serial killer convicted of torturing and murdering 5 young women
• Vincent Brothers - convicted and sentenced to death in the shooting and stabbing of 5 members of his family, including 3 children.
• Kevin Cooper - convicted and sentenced to death for the hatchet and knife massacre of the Ryen family.
• Tiequon Aundray Cox - sentenced to death in 1986 for the 1984 murders of four relatives of the former defensive back, NFL player Kermit Alexander.
• Richard Allen Davis - convicted of kidnapping and murdering Polly Klaas.
• Scott Erskine - convicted of killing Jonathan Sellers, 10, and Charlie Keever, 13.
• Richard Farley - convicted of killing seven of his co-workers and nearly killing another, a female co-worker whom he stalked after she rejected him.
• Ryan Hoyt - Associate of Jesse James Hollywood, convicted of the murder of Nicholas Markowitz
• Randy Kraft - serial killer who was convicted of 16 murders and suspected of 51 others.
• Jarvis Jay Masters - convicted and sentenced to death for participating in the murder of prison guard Hal Burchfield.
• Michael Morales - convicted for the brutal murder of Terri Winchell
• Charles Ng - serial killer who tortured and murdered 11 people.
• Scott Peterson - convicted murderer of his pregnant wife, Laci and their unborn child, Conner.
• Richard Ramirez - serial killer known as "The Night Stalker"; convicted of killing 13 people.
• Morris Solomon Jr. - serial killer convicted of murdering 6 prostitutes in Sacramento.
• Cary Stayner - convicted murderer who killed 4 women in Yosemite, California.
• William Suff - serial killer convicted of murdering 12 prostitutes in Riverside County
• Marcus Wesson - convicted of killing nine of his family members.
• David Westerfield - convicted of kidnapping and killing 7 year old Danielle Van Dam
• Brandon Wilson - convicted in the 1998 slashing death of 9 year old Matthew Cecchi.

Image File history File links Gaschamber. ... Image File history File links Gaschamber. ... For other uses, see Gas chamber (disambiguation). ... This article is about the chemical compound. ... This article is about the execution and euthanasia method. ... Kevin Cooper Kevin Cooper of Nevada, Iowa is a deathrow inmate in Californias San Quentin Prison. ... Tiequon Lil Fee Cox (born Tiequon Aundray Cox, 1966) is one of Americas most infamous prison inmates. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Kermit Alexander (born January 4, 1941) was a defensive back in the NFL. In his career, he played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles. ... Richard Allen Davis at San Quentin State Prison Richard Allen Davis, born June 2, 1954, is a convicted murderer whose criminal record resulted in Californias Three strikes law for repeat offenders. ... Polly Hannah Klaas Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 - October-November 1993) was a kidnap and murder victim whose case gained national attention in the United States. ... Scott Thomas Erskine is an American serial killer convicted to death row for the murder of two California boys in 1993. ... Jonathan Lee Sellers (1984- March 27, 1993) was one of two boys found murdered in San Diego, California in March 1993. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Jonathan Sellers. ... Picture of Richard Farley being escorted by two police officers Richard Wade Farley (b. ... Hoyt is the posse member of Jesse James Hollywood who was convicted of the slaying of Nick Markowitz on August 9, 2000. ... Jesse James Hollywood (born January 28, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American drug dealer and former fugitive. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Randy Steven Kraft (born March 19, 1945) is a Californian serial killer convicted of 16 murders and suspected of at least 51 others. ... Jarvis Jay Masters (b 1962) is an American Buddhist currently on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. ... Michael Morales, 46, is a convicted murderer who will be executed by the State of California at 12:01 a. ... Charles Ng at San Quentin State Prison Charles Chi-Tat Ng (Chinese: 吳志達, Cantonese IPA: , Pinyin: Wú Zhìdá; born December 24, 1960) is an American serial killer who committed his crimes with Leonard Lake. ... Scott Lee Peterson (born 24 October 2222) is a former fertilizer salesman convicted of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner Peterson. ... Laci Peterson, born Laci Denise Rocha (May 4, 1975–ca. ... This article is about the serial killer Richard Ramírez. ... Morris Solomon Jr. ... Sacramento redirects here. ... Cary Stayner Cary Stayner is an American serial killer currently on death row for the 1999 murders of four women in Yosemite, California. ... Yosemite redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... William Suff (born August 20, 1950), also known as the Riverside Prostitute Killer and the Lake Elsinore Killer, is a Californian serial killer. ... Marcus Wesson Marcus Wesson (b. ... David Alan Westerfield (born February 25, 1952),[1] of San Diego, California was convicted, in 2002, and sentenced to death for the murder and kidnapping of seven-year-old Danielle Van Dam. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brandon Wilson Brandon Wilson (c. ... Matthew Cecchi was a 9 year old boy, who was murdered in Oceanside, California on November 14, 1998. ...

Notable former inmates

• Clarence Ray Allen - Convicted for ordering the strangulation of Mary Sue Kitts and the shotgun killing of Bryon Schletewitz and seven others (others were not killed). Executed on January 17, 2006.
• Jesse James Hollywood - Arrested for the kidnapping and second-degree murder of Nicholas Markowitz. After being on the run for five years he was arrested in Brazil living in a beach town. He is currently on trial and if found guilty he faces the death penalty.^{[citation needed]}
• Charles Bolles, alias Black Bart, an American Old West outlaw.^[8]
• William Richard Bradford - convicted of two murders in the 1980s, the Los Angeles Police Department revealed in July 2006 that there is cause to believe he was a serial killer responsible for several murders in the 1970s and 1980s. He died of natural causes while awaiting execution on March 10, 2008.
• Edward Bunker - FBI most wanted fugitive who reformed and became an author and actor. Was sentenced at age 17, the youngest inmate at the time.
• Caryl Chessman - Convicted rape offender, was given the death penalty in 1948 and executed in 1960; the last man executed in the United States for a sexual offense that did not result in murder.
• Billy Cook - Murderer of Carl Mosser, his wife Thelma, their three small children and motorist Robert Dewey; he died in the gas chamber on December 12, 1952.
• Juan Corona - Convicted of killing 25 people and sentenced to life without parole. He is currently at Corcoran State Prison.
• Joseph Cosey - convicted of various crimes; known for document forgery from 1913-1940 of historical United States figures.
• Henry Cowell - American composer convicted on a "morals" charge in 1936.
• Mack Ray Edwards convicted child killer who committed suicide while on death row.
• Barbara Graham - Convicted murderess, executed in the gas chamber on June 3, 1955. Subject of the film I Want to Live! starring Susan Hayward.
• Leo Gordon - American character actor (TV and film) and screenplay writer. Sentenced to 4 years for armed robbery. Later part of a movie cast which filmed scenes inside San Quentin.
• Merle Haggard - The noted country singer, sentenced to 15 years time (he served 3 years) starting at age 19 for grand theft auto and armed robbery.
• Robert Alton Harris - The first person executed in San Quentin's gas chamber after the reinstitution of California's death penalty.
• Michael Wayne Hunter - Sentenced to death after the murders of his father and stepmother in 1981. Retried in 2002, sentenced to Life. Transferred to Salinas Valley State Prison.
• George Jackson - Member of the Black Panther Party, killed in San Quentin in 1971.
• Jang In-hwan - Korean independence activist who assassinated former American diplomat Durham Stevens in 1908^[11]
• Charles Manson - Leader of the Manson family. Transferred to Corcoran State Prison in 1989.^[12] [1]
• S. S. Millard - Exploitation filmmaker
• James Mitose - Japanese American martial artist who brought the art of Kenpo to the United States starting in the late 1930s.
• Wallace Fard Muhammad - Founder of the Nation of Islam.
• Louise Peete - Convicted murderess, executed in the gas chamber on 11 April 1947.
• Abe Ruef - San Francisco political boss, for bribery
• Sirhan Sirhan - Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy. Was sent to Death Row at San Quentin in May 1969^[13]. After the California Supreme Court struck down the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment, Sirhan was transferred to Correctional Training Facility^[14]. He is currently at Corcoran State Prison.
• Danny Trejo - Actor.
• Chester Turner - serial killer convicted of killing 10 women in Los Angeles
• Stanley Tookie Williams - Convicted murderer & early leader of the Crips street gang. Author and cause celebre. Executed by lethal injection on December 13, 2005.

Clarence Ray Allen (January 16, 1930 – January 17, 2006) was an American prison inmate who was executed by lethal injection on January 17, 2006 at San Quentin State Prison in California for the murders of three people. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jesse James Hollywood (born January 28, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American drug dealer and former fugitive. ... Charles E. Bolles, also known as Black Bart Charles Earl Bolles (1829–Disappeared 1888–1917?), alias Black Bart, was an American Old West outlaw noted for his poetic messages left after each robbery. ... William Richard Bradford is a former photographer and handyman who is currently incarcerated in San Quentin Prison for the 1984 murders of his fifteen-year-old neighbor Tracey Campbell and barmaid Shari Miller. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the founder of Bunkerville, Nevada, see Edward Bunker (Mormon). ... Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 in St. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Juan Vellejo Corona (born 1934) is an American serial killer who murdered twenty-five people in 1971. ... California State Prison, Corcoran is a state penitentiary in Corcoran, Kings County, California. ... Joseph Cosey (1887-1950?) was a US document forger who forged handwriting from US historical figures. ... Henry Cowell (March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. ... Mack Ray Edwards, mugshot, 1970. ... Barbara Graham (1923-1955) was an American criminal and murderess who was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin in 1955 along with two accomplices. ... I Want to Live! is a 1958 film which tells the true story of a woman, Barbara Graham, accused of murder, who faces execution. ... For other persons named Hayward, see Hayward (disambiguation). ... Leo Gordon (1922-2000) was an American movie and television actor and screenplay writer noted for his size and apparent strength. ... Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Robert Alton Harris (January 15, 1953 – April 21, 1992) was an American career criminal and murderer who was executed in San Quentins gas chamber in 1992. ... Michael Wayne Hunter (born 1958) was a death row prisoner at San Quentin State Prison in the U.S. state of California. ... Cover of Soledad Brother George Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was a Black American militant who became a member of the Black Panther Party while in prison, where he spent the last 12 years of his life. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and self-defense. ... Jang In-hwan (born Pyongyang, 30 March 1875; died San Francisco, California, 24 April 1930) was a Korean independence activist. ... The nature of the search for Korean independence under the repressive Japanese occupation period (1890-1945) has a particularly complicated and diverse history. ... Stevens in a 1903 photo Durham White Stevens (born Washington, D.C., February 1, 1851; died San Francisco, California, March 25, 1908) was an American diplomat and later an employee of Japans Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ... Charles Milles Manson (b. ... California State Prison, Corcoran is a state penitentiary in Corcoran, Kings County, California. ... Sam S. Millard (also known as Elid Stanch,[1] ?? - 1950s[2]) was a filmmaker from the 1920s through the 1950s and 1960s. ... Grindhouse redirects here. ... James Masayoshi Mitose (born Masayoshi Mitose, (December 30, 1916 — March 26, 1981)[2] was a Japanese American martial artist who brought the art of Kenpo to the United States starting in the late 1930s. ... Kenpo may also refer to the Constitution of Japan (憲法) Kenpo or Kempo (拳法 Kenpō; lit. ... Wallace Fard Muhammad (born circa 1891 – year of death unknown) was a preacher and founder of Faradian Islam, the Black-nationalist movement called the Nation of Islam (NOI), establishing its first mosque in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and social/political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with the self-proclaimed goal of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social, economic condition of the black man and woman of America and belief that God will bring... Louise Preslar Peete (1883 - 1947) was a woman in the United States who was found guilty of several murders. ... Abraham Rueff (September 2, 1864 San Francisco, California - February 29, 1936 San Francisco, California), known as Abe Ruef, was an American lawyer and politician. ... Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behaviour of the person in ways not consistent with the duties of that person. ... This article is about Robert F. Kennedys assassin. ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term that refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ... California State Prison, Corcoran is a state penitentiary in Corcoran, Kings County, California. ... Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in many Hollywood movies. ... Chester Dewayne Turner is a former pizza delivery man from Los Angeles, accused of being one of the worst serial murderers in the citys history. ... This article is about Stanley Tookie Williams III. For the dance instructor, see Stanley Williams (ballet). ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ... Cause c bre is a French phrase, literally meaning famous case, referring to events, frequently famous legal cases, that attract public attention and controversy. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In popular culture

• Underaged girls have sometimes been referred to as "San Quentin Quail", on the assumption that violators of California's minor protection laws could end up there. In the 1940 Marx Brothers film, Go West, Groucho Marx plays a character named "S. Quentin Quale". There was also a 1946 Warner Brothers cartoon featuring a quail, named and titled Quentin Quail. [2]

• Two films were made with the title of San Quentin. The first, made in 1937, was directed by Lloyd Bacon. It starred Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, and Ann Sheridan. It was filmed at the prison.^[15] The second, made in 1946, starred Lawrence Tierney.^[16]

• House of Numbers, a 1957 film noir, depicts two brothers (both played by Jack Palance) in a plot to break out of San Quentin. ^[17] One of Alfredo Santos' murals is shown during the scenes in the cafeteria.

• 1958's I Want To Live! depicted the story of Barbara Graham, who was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber. It was directed by Robert Wise and starred Susan Hayward.^[18]

• In 1993 a movie titled Blood In Blood Out, which was based on Mexican / Prison gang warfare in Southern California, was filmed in parts at the prison.

• In the movie Heathers the character Veronica, after realizing that she had helped her boyfriend murder a high school classmate mutters that she does not know whether her college application should be sent to Stanford or San Quentin.

• MythBusters visited San Quentin in a 2005 episode to conduct research about a paper crossbow.

• The character Quentin in Cube is named after San Quentin.

• Lawrence Taylor's character in Blitz: The League, Quentin Sands is named after San Quentin.

• Louis Theroux: Behind Bars a 2008 BBC documentary that explores the relationships between prisoners and their guards.^[19]

• In NaS's track Life's A Bitch from his acclaimed record Illmatic, AZ mentioned it in his verse:

Now some, restin in peace and some are sittin in San Quentin

Others such as myself are tryin to carry on tradition

• Through the summer, groups of local, amateur baseball players gain access to the prison yard and play against the inmates in weekly games. Appropriately, the team of prisoners is called the "Giants" in honor of the San Francisco Giants, who donated old uniforms to the team. The team of outside players is called the "Willing". The only non-prisoners on the field are the opposing team--even the umpires are inmates and the only guards nearby are in the adjacent tower. These games were detailed in a Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel episode on June 20, 2006.

• Metallica's "St. Anger" video was shot at the prison in 2003.

• In the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, Patrick Verona was rumored to have recently spent a year in San Quentin.

• Tupac Shakur lists San Quentin as one of the places to which the song "Hold Ya Head" from The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is dedicated to.

This article is about the comedian siblings. ... Videotape jacket for Go West Go West (1940) was the 10th Marx Brothers comedy film, in which the three brothers, Groucho, Chico, and Harpo, head to the American West and attempt to unite a couple by ensuring that an evil railroad baron is thwarted. ... Groucho redirects here. ... Warner Bros. ... Quentin Quail is a screwball tale about a quail (voiced by Tedd Pierce) who goes through various trials and tribulations to try to get a worm for his baby, only to be rebuffed because the worm looks like Frank Sinatra. ... Lloyd Bacon (1889-1955) was a screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and a film director. ... James Cagney (center) and OBrien (right) in Angels with Dirty Faces Pat OBrien (November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American movie actor with over 100 screen credits. ... Bogart redirects here. ... Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress. ... Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947) Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – (February 26, 2002) was an American actor. ... Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... I Want to Live! is a 1958 film which tells the true story of a woman, Barbara Graham, accused of murder, who faces execution. ... Barbara Graham (1923-1955) was an American criminal and murderess who was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin in 1955 along with two accomplices. ... Robert Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was a sound effects editor, film editor, and Academy Award-winning American film producer and director. ... For other persons named Hayward, see Hayward (disambiguation). ... Blood In Blood Out (also known as Bound by Honor) is a 1993 film directed by Taylor Hackford. ... This article is about the film Heathers. ... Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ... For the 1969 film by Jim Henson, see The Cube. ... Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia), commonly referred to as LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nas (disambiguation). ... Illmatic is the debut album by rapper Nas, released on April 19, 1994 through Columbia Records, and featuring production from Large Professor (of Main Source), Pete Rock (of Pete Rock & CL Smooth), Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) and DJ Premier (of Gang Starr), as well as a guest... Real Sports with Bryant Gumble is a monthly magazine on HBO that started on April 2, 1995. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American romantic comedy film. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ... Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory was the final album recorded before Tupac Shakurs death. ...

References

External links

• Official page at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Web site. Accessed 06 Jan 2008.
• rotten.com > Library > Crime > Prison > San Quentin State Prison. Accessed 06 Jan 2008.
• Clark, Richard. The gas chamber. Accessed 06 Jan 2008.
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Death Row Pictures. Accessed 06 Jan 2008.
• BBC's Louis Theroux goes to see the life Behind Bars - News Article

• San Quentin State Prison is at coordinates 37°56′15″N 122°29′21″W / 37.9375, -122.4891 (San Quentin State Prison)Coordinates: 37°56′15″N 122°29′21″W / 37.9375, -122.4891 (San Quentin State Prison)