Death row inmate dies Thursday in San Quentin cell
An inmate on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County has died, state corrections officials said. Lumord Johnson, 56, was found unresponsive …
Fourth San Quentin death row inmate dies of Covid-19
Dewayne Michael Carey, 59, was pronounced dead Saturday at a hospital outside the prison.
Death row inmate convicted of 1979 rape, murder dies in San Quentin cell
A death row inmate sentenced in a Contra Costa County case from 1979 died on Wednesday at San Quentin State Prison, according to a statement …
Local Rodney Reed supporters hold vigil, call for release
A vigil on behalf of Rodney Reed, a prisoner on death row in Texas who had been scheduled for execution on Wednesday, will be held …
Death row inmate dies in San Quentin cell
A condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison was found unresponsive and pronounced dead early Thursday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and …
Pair of San Quentin death row suicides unrelated, officials say
State corrections officials don’t believe the deaths of two inmates who likely committed suicide at San Quentin State Prison this past weekend are related.
San Quentin death row inmate fatally stabbed
A San Quentin State Prison death row inmate was fatally stabbed Friday morning.
Media sue state over execution viewing
Three media organizations sued California corrections officials in federal court in San Francisco Thursday, seeking the right for witnesses, including reporters, to view the entire procedure of an execution.
San Quentin death row inmate dies of unknown causes
A death row inmate at San Quentin State Prison who was convicted of three murders during a robbery in Sacramento County died of unknown causes at a hospital Thursday.
Death row inmate slashes guard’s forearm
A San Quentin State Prison death row inmate attacked a correctional officer in a shower area last week.
Death row inmate assaults San Quentin guard
A San Quentin State Prison Death Row inmate assaulted a corrections officer Thursday evening. Jesse Manzo, 27, slipped out of a handcuff and used it …
San Quentin death row inmate dies
San Quentin State Prison death row inmate Michael Lee Elliot died Monday at a hospital, a prison spokesman said today.
California death penalty hangs in balance
This November, California voters get their first chance in more than three decades to abolish capital punishment.
Suicide illuminates death row insanity
Another death row suicide calls into question why we spend millions housing inmates for executions that rarely take place anyway.