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6 Aug 2010, 9:01 am by Steve Hall
The clearance appeared to move California one step closer to resuming executions.And:"We think the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation didn't comply with a lot of rules in the process resulting in the regulations," San Francisco attorney Sara Eisenberg said. [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 5:30 pm by carie
In response to a court order, the Department of Corrections spent $400 million building a new death chamber and death row. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
   He cheated the hangman, or in California's case whoever pushes the needle, by dying of a pulmonary embolism while awaiting execution at San Quentin prison on Dec. 27, 2005.At the time of the shootings, Quadros was 52, Hillery was 56, Shaline was 57, and Willis was 51.Today more than 7,800 people work at FSIS to keep the nation's meat and poultry safe. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 9:49 am by Steve Hall
In response, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation constructed a new death chamber at San Quentin Prison, revamped its training process and crafted proposed regulations. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 8:26 am by Steve Hall
The last execution at San Quentin State Prison was that of Clarence Ray Allen on Jan. 17, 2006, the 13th in California since 1978.Since that day, at least 205 convicts have been executed in other states, 24 death row inmates at San Quentin have died from natural causes or suicide, and 83 people have been sentenced to death in California courts.But no one has been executed in California since Allen, … [read post]
30 May 2010, 8:36 pm
Is it the requirement to treat a sex offender who cuts their bracelet off the same as someone who escaped from San Quentin? [read post]
5 May 2010, 2:28 pm by Steve Hall
Two hours before Morales was to die by lethal injection, a federal judge effectively halted his execution and all those to follow until the state built a new death chamber at San Quentin Prison which includes separate viewing areas for family members and press and devised new death penalty procedures. [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 1:12 pm by Hilde
The lawsuits are far from being resolved, and most observers believe it could be years before another execution takes place at San Quentin Prison. [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 9:37 am by Steve Hall
District Court Jeremy Fogel halted executions until prison officials revamped their lethal injection process.After a lengthy regulatory review, the Department of Corrections is expected to issue the long-awaited new protocols this week.Still, state and federal judges must approve the new regulations before executions can resume — and lawyers challenging the death penalty promise to vigorously attack the new protocols as inadequate. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 8:44 am by Steve Hall
The Arizona Department of Corrections does not provide figures on the costs of maintaining an inmate on death row, but California spends an additional $90,000 per year per death-row inmate. [read post]
6 Jan 2010, 7:40 am by Steve Hall
The last execution was in January 2006, when convicted killer Clarence Allen was put to death by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison.When murderer Michael A. [read post]
9 Dec 2009, 10:36 am by Hilde
A state appeals court upheld the ruling a year ago, prompting the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to call for comment, drawing more than 8,000 letters, e-mails and public statements.The corrections department "is still going through the thousands of public comments received. [read post]
9 Dec 2009, 8:46 am by Steve Hall
A state appeals court upheld the ruling a year ago, prompting the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to call for comment, drawing more than 8,000 letters, e-mails and public statements.The corrections department "is still going through the thousands of public comments received. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 8:17 am
"Californians' support for death penalty waning," is the title of Carol Williams' report in today's Los Angeles Times.A majority of Californians still favor the death penalty, but their support has waned from 79% to 66% over the last two decades as fears of executing the wrongly convicted escalate, a researcher reported Tuesday.The survey conducted by Craig Haney, a UC Santa Cruz psychology professor and lawyer, also showed that most Californians erroneously… [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 10:49 pm
(END VIDEO CLIP) VELEZ-MITCHELL: Curtis Sliwa, California Department of Corrections. [read post]
1 Jul 2009, 8:37 am
In 2006, Fogel halted executions until officials expanded the death chamber at San Quentin prison and provided more executioner training and other upgrades to ensure the condemned do not suffer cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
30 Jun 2009, 9:10 am
A federal judge in 2006 halted executions in California until officials expanded the death chamber at San Quentin prison and provided more executioner training and other upgrades to ensure the condemned do not suffer cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
28 May 2009, 1:31 pm
Prison Guard to Warden of San Quentin to Head of State Corrections Department Well, Mrs. [read post]
26 May 2009, 1:51 pm
Woodford, who started her career as a prison guard at San Quentin, said there are more practical reasons for opposing capital punishment.And: "I just really worry about the state of California," Woodford said. [read post]