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San Quentin State Prison News

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22 hrs ago | KXTV

H1N1 Flu Suspends Jail, San Quentin Transfers

San Quentin State Prison has halted accepting inmates from 19 Northern California counties in order to limit the spread of the H1N1 flu virus at the facility.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

KTVU

San Quentin Won't Accept New Inmates, Citing Flu

San Quentin State Prison says it will stop accepting inmates from 19 Northern California counties Wednesday because of fears over the swine flu.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Swine flu quarantine expanded at San Quentin

A quarantine of San Quentin State Prison inmates has been expanded in response to a possible swine flu epidemic.

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Related Topix: San Quentin, CA, State Prisons, Prison, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, San Francisco Metro

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Santa Barbara Independent

Hollywood Jury Deliberating

Jesse James Hollywood leaves the Santa Barbara Superior Courthouse in custody July 1, 2009 as the jury begins its deliberation kidnapping and murder charges.

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Related Topix: Santa Barbara, CA, Death Penalty, State Prisons, Prison

Fri Jul 03, 2009

MoreMarin

Suspected swine flu outbreak results in quarantine at San Quentin

Prison officials at San Quentin State Prison have quarantined 800 inmates after several prisoners came down with flu symptoms and a handful initially tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Swine flu quarantine at San Quentin prison

About 800 San Quentin State Prison inmates have been quarantined while officials investigate 30 suspected cases of swine flu.

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Related Topix: San Quentin, CA, State Prisons, Prison, Imperial County, CA, Marin County, CA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Former Dublin doctor sentenced to seven years at San Quentin

A former Dublin doctor who fled the country after he was accused of drugging and molesting male patients and friends, was sentenced this morning to seven years and four months in state prison.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael bike giveaway to help at-risk youth

Twenty-year-old Michael Horner liked the deep blue shade and quick-release wheels of his new bike, but appreciated more what it meant for him.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, State Prisons, Prison, Marin County, CA, San Quentin, CA, Mill Valley, CA

Sun Jun 28, 2009

KABC-AM Los Angeles

Death Row inmate dies

A convict awaiting execution for the murder of his ex-wife's husband in San Diego County has died of natural causes, California prison officials announced Saturday.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Winston-Salem Journal

Unbridled support

When will America come to its senses and end its unbridled support of Israel and put us in good standing with the rest of the world? And I don't just mean the Arab world -- I mean Europe and Asia as well.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, State Prisons, Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Opinion

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Stateline.org

Reports: State income levels plunge

States racing to cobble together new budgets for their July 1 deadline could find themselves sinking back into red ink sooner than they think, as Americans' income and the taxes they pay on it shrink, new data show.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Missouri, State Prisons, Prison

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Neatorama

Go Directly to Jail: 4 Brilliantly Bungled Crimes

Posted by Alex in Crime & Law , Mentalfloss on June 14, 2009 at 12:45 am Long before he was an outlaw country crooner, Merle Haggard was a real outlaw - albeit a bad one.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Merle Haggard, Country, State Prisons, Prison, Port St. Lucie, FL

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Eyewitness Newsmakers

Death row inmate found dead in cell

Officials at San Quentin State Prison are investigating the death of a death row inmate who was convicted for the kidnap, rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in 1983.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Contra Costa County, CA

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Cbs5.com

San Quentin Inmates Stage Shakespeare's Midsummer

A Marin County theater company is helping San Quentin State Prison inmates put on a Shakespeare play Monday for hundreds of their peers.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Marin County, CA, State Prisons, Prison

Sat Jun 13, 2009

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Getting the story straight, inmate reporters wield pens in the pen

Like journalists everywhere, the staff of the San Quentin News cover news, sports and the local arts scene.

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Related Topix: Prison, Journalism, State Prisons, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Victoria Advocate

Schwarzenegger: A bad time to sell state assets

Originally published June 12, 2009 at 7:29 p.m., updated June 12, 2009 at 7:29 p.m. SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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Related Topix: Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Prisons, Prison

Daily News

Plans to sell jail but inmates don't want to leave

SAN QUENTIN: It's some of the most prized waterfront land in the country, a large piece of beautiful property sitting right on San Francisco Bay, and the owner has proposed selling it to raise cash.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, California, California Government

Wed Jun 10, 2009

SFGate

Hearing in '71 cop killing is delayed a month

The hearing, after which a San Francisco Superior Court judge will decide whether the men should stand trial, will now start July 6. The decision was made Monday after several hours of closed-door negotiations between the judge, prosecutors with the state attorney general's office and the seven defense attorneys.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Death Penalty, State Prisons, Prison

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Moonbattery

Lodgers at San Quentin Reaction Center Don't Want to Leave

If Comrade Obama is ever forced by his own sanctimonious rhetoric to really close Club Gitmo, the terrorists vacationing there are unlikely to be happier with their new accommodations - unless they're simply let go.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, State Prisons, San Francisco, CA

Mon Jun 08, 2009

San Diego Daily Transcript

Sell San Quentin? Inmates would be loathe to go

It was another perfect day along the San Francisco Bay, the sun shining like new Sterling silver, and John Taylor was happily hunting weeds in the courtyard at San Quentin State Prison.

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