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san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lock up: san quentin: extended stay." >> they treat us like animals in here. >> don't let me catch you up in here. this ain't no regular penitentiary. it's the hole, man. >> basically, it's the same thing every day, you know? you sit in your cell. sleep in your cell. >> strip out right now. >> get down! >> yeah. >> as long as i keep busy, then i'll be all right. but the second i'm at a standstill, i don't know what to do and i'm looking for something to do, i'm going to get myself in a wreck. i'm going to get in trouble. >> pacing back and forth, two or three hours at a time. everyone here is like animals. back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. nothing happens. so it's like one day goes into another. and the next thing you know, weeks go by, months go by, years go by. >> a new day begins at san quentin. >> good morning, gentlemen. >> how are you doing?

this is "lockup: san quentin, extended stay." san quentin state prison served as the reception center for 17 counties in the state of california. each week, the prison releases 150 prisoners. and welcomes 350 new inmates. san quentin was built to hold about 3,000 people. it currently houses more than 5,000. >> unfortunate for some of them, they think this is a step up. in the circles they travel in, unfortunately, it is. you know, i made it. i'm in state prison now. >> with repeat offenders clogging up the works, the officers struggle to keep the inmates under control. >> control, be advised we have an alarm in south block. >> i can only speculate and the only thing i can think of is we have a missing inmate. that's probably the number one thing. >> step on the tiers and conduct a count, submit it to patrol immediately. 5-west-45, hernandez. i dot knowhere he is. >> his name is skanvinsky hymes. my prison number is e-04448. i've had this prison number since i was 18 years old. i just turned 37 on february 15th. i'll be discharged

any one in this room that inside of san quentin? >> it's such a unique person that they let people in. >> i think we have time for one final question. >> we have a combo statement and question. you don't need to know my name honestly but my comment, my comment is i don't know how you guys go to sleep at night knowing that you do what you do and saying that saying these things that it's enlightening to go into prison and realize if you don't have the totality yourself to tell people that might not happen to your family because it happens to my family, to say that it's enlightening and it won't happen to you and you don't have to worry about it and you can advocate for them is kind of low for you guys and i just don't understand how you guys are doing this right now. that's just my comment. >> my question on that, we have had several states including california and oregon write us came from that of legalize recreational marijuana and also on the federal end of that you have our attorney general jeff sessions making the distinction bet

anybody been inside san quentin? isn't that amazing? they let people in. >> time for one final question. >> we have a combo statement in question. you don't need to know my name honestly, but my comment -- you can left. i don't not how you guys go to sleep at night knowing you do that it do and saying is enlightening to go to prison and to have to realize and even if you don't have this mentality yourself -- to tell this mentality that it may not happen as it happens to my family. to say it is enlightening and it won't happen to you and you don't have to worry about it and you can be the advocate for them is kind of low for you guys. i don't understand how you are doing this right now. that is my comments. that -- weion on have had several states including california and oregon where i just came from that have legalized recreational marijuana. on the federal end of that you toe jeff sessions who wants equate marijuana and heroin. do -- is do you anticipate a blessing of heads -- butting states inn certain incarcerating nonviolent drug o

and theyaid, no, he was murdered tonight at san quentin. >> i got rid of everything, i cleaned the cell, i'm getting rid of everything. the weapon is already gone, we knew at that time there was no fingerprints on it, and the time they came in, all of the inmates from the fifth tier to first tier start throwing everything out of their cell. that's what happened, they would find, 20, 30 weapons and never know which one was the actual murder weapon. the squad came through, which is the security squad, or goon squad, they came through and cordoned off everything and they took the pictures and collected evidence and things like that. so they collected the evidence and find all these weapons. now, that night i'm up and i'm worried about what's happening. but they don't know what happened. >> but a break in the case came from the confession of an inmate involved in the murder. >> he saw an opportunity for himself, serving a life sentence. turned everybody in. because of my lack of knowledge and planning of the crime, and my age, the judge overturned my death penalty and sentenced me to life i

san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lock up: san quentin:

being so close to san quentin, their doors are open to the prison quite a bit. has anybody been inside? >> is a unique prison because they let people in. i think we have time for one final question. .> have a combo statement my comment is i don't know how you go to sleep at night doing what you do and saying these things, that it is in my to go into prison and having to realize that even you don't have havingntality yourself, this mentality. to say that it is enlightening and that it won't happen to you and that you don't have to worry about it and you can be the advocate for them, it is kind of love for you guys. i don't understand how you guys are doing this right now. that is my comment. that -- weuestion on have had several states including california and oregon where we came from legalized racial marijuana that under federal and of that, you have our attorney general jeff sessions who wants to draw it is -- in between recreational marijuana and the use of heroin, do you also decriminalize certain amounts of drugs? my question is do you anticipate a budding

california's last execution was in 2006, and there are about 750 inmates on san quentin's death row right now. >> a san francisco lawyer is now representing the google engineer fired over his controversial memo. army dillon worked for the republican national committee. she represented two groups fighting uc berkeley to get ann coulter to speak on campus earlier this year. google says it fired james damore because he violated the company's code of conduct. she's reaching out to other workers. >> it's 4:43. the south bay is dealing with the widening debate over historic statues linked to violence and racism. abc 7 news was at san jose city hall where people are upset over a statue of christopher columbus. a group has started an online petition to get the statue relocated. they say a man responsible for the genocide of native americans should not be glorified at city hall. >> happening today, proceeded from the taylor street market will be donated to the oakland firefighters fund. two off-duty firefighters were shot. one victim, jake walter, died. to help the victims' families, they pledge t

san quentin, roughly 700 inmates condemned to die there. >> that includes scott peterson who awaits the execution for the murder of his pregnant wife lacy. >> the last time california executed an inmate was in 2006. some in the legal community doubt today's ruling the affect death row. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals.

he is one of many inmates on death row in san quentin, it is still a source of fascination for money even after all of these years. >> claudia, thank you, fascinating look there. >> shannon: will come of the white house is now responding to steve bannon's a wide ranging interview with a left-leaning web site, eric coverage continues on what's effects this could have on the chief strategist job. >> shannon: it is one of the more wild first pitches to see. the ball hits below the belt. he took it all in stride, even posting a picture saying "the moment of impact." >> bill: that was a called strike. and it hurt. we'll see you later everybody, "happening now" starts now, bye-bye. >> jon: a fox news alert, the president's chief strategist steve bannon is backpedaling after a bombshell interview and when she spoke out supremacist protesters and undercut president trump's position on north korea. fox news now learning that steve bannon is saying he believes that interview with the american prospect magazine was off the record. aren't they all? >> heather: another one. >> jon: good morning t

for example, san quentin has a state of the art health facility .. "judge thelton henderson is soft spoken.. and mild mannered.. and many say "tough" .. he has made many rulings considered controversial, with sentences requiring actions beyond the norm. in fact, he believes his rulings 'should' carry lasting meaning.. "as a judge i've been looking at cases and behind curtains of businesses and people for years. you're dealing with institutions.. you're trying to change their culture. you're trying to get them to do something they've been ordered to do and they resist it. that's why it takes so long."among his rulings.. for the p-g-and-e san bruno pipeline explosion... he sentenced p-g-and-e the maximum fine.. a documentary called - "soul of justice' by abby ginzburg.. chronicles his career.. he shot down both the clinton and bush administrations effort to relax fishing and labeling practices involvling dolphin safe tuna laws.in the oakland police misconduct case from 2003, he forced the police department to make reforms that are still in progress "i

but, um, he was murdered in san quentin. now here is the star. the person that started the whole thing. this is freedom fighter. and that's his wife, velvet. this is the guy that murdered him. whether he was murdered for helping me, or because of the front, the murderer's never been caught. >> thompson: how did you get on this case? >> freedom fighter, he thought it would be a significant case for me to look into. it was right on, and it was verifiable. i didn't have to believe what he was saying, i could just go out and it was right under my nose. demonstrations, rallies, fundraisers. then you can see the money flow. that was the key. how can we get arrests from this criminal enterprise, for pr... pretty easy? you know, just the tax. it's... the money talks, and you can follow it. >> thompson: zwemke tells me the front was raising large sums of money to launch guerrilla operations against vietnam. that would have been illegal under u.s. law, but he says it was easier to try to prosecute them for not paying their taxes. in your view, could you ha

once he is 18 they will push them into the adult penal code to san quentin and he will stay there for the rest of his life.>> you're talking about the california youth authority?>> no, they will keep him in juvenile hall, it's not california youth authority anymore. at 18 it state prison. i think that's where this is going. i don't think any judge will say, unless they think his mental capacity was so diminished that they think, we better not push him into adult court. >> we don't want to convict him, we still have a trial to go through. these are questions that have to be discussed. >> true, and i've done this, i get to be a legal analyst and say what i think. i think he's going to get convicted. talk to the judge or the jury. >> the judge has had no decision yet, two weeks to go over thing and we expect a decision coming up.>> i think he should bet everything and make a recent decision. the mental capacity of this young man will be a huge issue for that judge.>> thank you.>>> lawmakers are using the august recess to push through their economic agendas. the economic plans from both s

san quentin, roughly 700 inmates condemned to die there. >> that includes scott peterson who awaits the execution for the murder of his pregnant wife lacy. >> the last time california executed an inmate was in 2006. some in the legal community doubt today's ruling the affect death row. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals. >> the proponents of the proposition, the defenders of the proposition conceded to everybody's surprise, certainly to my surprise, that the five-year limitation was wildly impractical and probably un

endorsements for his replacements are coming from all over the place, including an inmate at san quentin. >> this would be a first. >> reporter: they received 12 applications for district attorney totaling nearly 200 pages. but one document stands out. the a's letter from a prisoner, toby phillips, who is vouching for the prosecutor tom kinsoc who put him away for 100 years to life for murder. he says, i have huge respect for you. i know your morals and ethics are true. i know your priority is keeping community members safe. if you were a role model for my kids, i'd be a fat, happy white boy. i enjoy your sense of humor. then an endorsement from bd2742. the best thing coco county could do is move you over here and you would be a great d.a. there is some smart deputy district attorneys out there, but if anyone else wasn't on my case, i would be out a long time ago. phillip had a unique vantage point in which to judge the quality of attorneys in the system. the inmate's letter ends with: you better stay sharp because we know trial number three will happen. please tell miss knox she did an

and there are about 750 inmates on san quentin's death row right now. >> developing news, the search is on for two girls from lake tahoe who are reported missing in oregon. the cook county sheriff's office released these pictures of 18-year-old melissa and her younger sister kalyla. they were last seen at the eclipse festival in central oregon. the girls' parents have not heard from them since sunday. melissa is driving a black toyota suv sequoia. >> running over the golden gate bridge is the reason so many people do the san francisco marathon. now the iconic race is in question. there is a posal to stop closing one side of the bridge to traffic. organizeroffs the marathon and half marathon may have to reroute their course or limit runners to the sidewalk. another option would be for the marathon to create a protective barrier to separate the runners from traffic. >> oakland detectives are asking for the public's help in solving a double murder. this was the scene captured by security cameras as shots rang out at a block party over a year ago. two men died on 15th street that night.

california's last execution was 2006, and there are about 250 people on san quentin's death row right now. >> running over the golden gate bridge is one of the reasons people do the san francisco marathon. now that's in question. the bridge's board of directors will consider a proposal to stop closing one side of the bridge to traffic. organizers of the san francisco marathon and half marathon may have to reroute their course or limit runners to the sidewalk. another option would be for the marathon to create a protective barrier to separate the runners from traffic. >> developing news this morning, the search is on for two girls from lake tahoe who were reported missing in oregon. they released these photos of 18-year-old melissa lee and her younger sister kalyla, they were last seen at the eclipse festival in central oregon. the girls' parents have not heard from them since sunday. >>> a san francisco lawyer is now representing the google engineer who was fired over his controversial memo. you'll likely remember it, arguing women are biologically less suiting for tech jobs. army dyl

he now waits transfer to california's notorious san quentin state prison just 40 miles west of santa rita. until he leaves, he will be in the jail's most restrictive high security housing unit for an alleged act of violence that occurred two months earlier. this time the vict was another inmate, robert haynes. >> my face, i couldn't believe it. >> beautiful face. so sad, man. surprised, man. >> charged with pimping, pandering and human trafficking to which he has pled not guilty, haynes says he had a friendly relationship with white. >> he was cool though. i didn't really have no problems with him till that day the day he lost a bet. >> according to haynes, white lost a bet with him over a football game. the wager was two $1 containers of instant soup from the jail commissary. >> he didn't want to give it up. then he did. when he gave it up, he started mouthing. i started mouthing him back. come holler at me in the cell. >> hanes says when he stepped inside the cell, white lunged at him. >> sliced me in the face with a razor. i didn't even see the razor in his hand, he did it so fast

. >> reporter: scott peterson is sitting on death row in san quentin. and that's where he made a phone call. it happened in june. and it's now coming up in a six-part series. and peterson covers a lot of xwru ground, including his reaction to the jury's convict. nearly 15 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laz laci, and un son. scott peterson breaking his silence, fetelling how he felt when the verdict was announced. >> i threw the chair i was sitting in. my vision was blurry. >> reporter: the statements are fetchered in a six-episode dock you series. it's the first time in more than a decade that peterson has sp e spoken publicly about the 2002 murders. speaking from san quentin's death row, peterson, proclaiming his innocence, saying he was blind sided by the decision. >> i was stoaggered by it. i had no idea it was coming. >> reporter: the disappearance of laci peterson, created a media frenzy, along with a murder trial that gripped the nation. >> they wanted a bad guy in this case. >> reporter: laci vanished on christmas eve

peterson is being held at san quentin prison and is appealing his conviction. (james) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (james) in the weather center tracking the forecast with james... (james)like yesterday, we're starting the day with fog, mist and cool temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. this afternoon will be a lot like yesterday, too. the inland valleys will see mostly sunny skies and highs warming in the upper 80s. along the bay shoreline, expect temps in the mid-70s, and at the coast you'll find mid-60s. not much change day-to-day this week as we hold a stable weather pattern through this coming weekend. it looks like a minor cool down is still on tap for early next week. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:20 am. sunset is at 8:09 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to

they outscored san hoe he say 42-6. quentin flowers for this long touchdown, 42-22, final. next week the spartans play host to cal poly. >>> preseason football had the raiders in texas to take on the cowboys and derrick carr looked sharp. he finds cordarrelle patterson between two defenders. he completed 13 of 17 passes for 144 yards and two scores. this one to ammary cooper for a 48 yard touchdown. 13-10, raiders. the defense tacked on a score in the third. cowboys quarterback cooper rush fumbles the football. lewis grabs it out of midair and returns it 65 yards. dallas came back to take the lead, but with four seconds left, raiders with a chance to win. conner cook throws into the end zone, but the pass falls incomplete. the cowboys win 24-20, oakland wraps up the preseason thursday at home against seattle. >>> the giants are looking to next season. the diamondbacks are trying to strengthen their grip on a wild card spot. to arizona, not much offense in this contest. in the walker puching the perfect game until the fourth. parker ends that with this solo blast. and it is