this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> san quentin is home to more than 3,000 inmates ranging from the most violent offenders in california. >> i'll rob you in a minute. >> i pulled a gun on this man and shot him six times in his chest. >> to the all too common parole violators flooding the system. >> i do drugs. that's my violation. >> the overpopulated san quentin serves as the reception center for 17 counties in california. >> there's 384 inmates in this gym. right now i have six members. >> it's forced to house a dangerous mix of high and low risk inmates. >> you got the drugs, you got the inmates to manufacture alcohol, you got the gangs, the weapons. so it can be real dangerous at times ♪ >> i've been a pretty successful robber. >> level 4 inmates, the worst in california are housed at san quentin while awaiting permanent transfer to other facilities. >> i used to rob stores, you know, and that in itself is a rush that you can't explain. it's like whoa, i can -- i own the world. i can do whatever i want. i can better than any ceo in the world, i can instruct you to do wh

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. >> hernandez. i don't know where 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 fro

i just capture a lot of the character of san quentin. this as being very ugly. it's like looking at somebody and saying, this ain't the most beautiful person, but this person got character. and to me, if you got character, that creates a beauty in its own. i'm painting what i see, what i go through, where i pass. there's beauty in things that you might not really see. whatever makes you feel better, you have to know how to use that as a tool. whether you're in prison or out of prison, you still got to make due with life. you have to do something to fill up whatever void you have. >>> in another part of san quentin, joe askey practices his art. and his choice of location just outside death row is no accident. ♪ there's a woman fighting tears back on the table ♪ ♪ doctor's just removed his gloves ♪ ♪ she couldn't bear to have a baby being single ♪ ♪ she couldn't bear to give it up ♪ >> the spot has special significance for askey, who is serving 25 years to life, under california's three strikes law. >> i almost killed somebody during a bur

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. >> plus they're some of california's most dangerous criminals but today, these inmates at san quentin pulled off a very good deed. >> there's a very big storm brewing in the pacific northwest. seattle will get more rainfall this weekend than san francisco has had since christmas. some of that rain is heading here. not yet. clear skies out tonight but we'll talk about when that rain will arrive and when it's going to move out coming up next in my forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, around alamo square. or at t ng them. >>> the city of san francisco is considering a ban on tour buses around alamo square or at least limiting them. residents complain that packed buses are jamming the roads and they tell kpix 5's brian webb it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt. >> reporter: alamo square, home of the painted ladies and one of the best skyline views of the city. it's must see san francisco. julia slot came from atlanta to snap a few shots. >> i'm just in town visiting and that's one of the more scenic vistas of san francisco if i had to come and check it out. >> reporter: it doesn't take

. >> reporter: joseph naso will make san quentin his new home. a jury sentenced him to die today. mcdonald, the daughter of one of the victims says he was relieved that joseph naso is getting the death sentence. >> i'm just glad that justice is served and we can put this to rest now after 35 years. >> reporter: naso is a former photographer who killed four young women decades ago, promising to shoot photos of them. he drugged them and strangled them when they were unconscious. his lawyer read a few of the serial killer's own words after the sentencing this afternoon. >> i am pleased that the jury listened to my arguments. i am on the threshold of a new life and will make the best of it. >> reporter: at this point the death sentence is just a recommendation. the judge says he has 20 days to look it over, make sure that all of the ruleswere followed before he makes his final decision. >> could there be political considerations? it's marin county. there are people that don't believe in the death penalty there. that's not part of the standard of what the judge has to evaluate. he foll

. >> reporter: steven and sam called san quentin home. five years ago they were among a small group of prisoners that saw a commercial on tv about the avon walk for breast cancer. and wanted to help. >> my dad died of cancer. and i got a sister-in-law that lie -- died of cancer. >> we just come together and have a day with just walk for our moms, sisters and some of these guys going through cancer right now too. >> reporter: today marked the fifth anniversary of the walk inside the walls of this prison. the goal? to raise $12,000. they were surprised by the support of their fellow inmates. >> to see that many inmates came out? yeah, because a lot of guys don't participate in stuff because of the pain and stuff but they came if full force here -- in full force here and supported it the first year. >> reporter: the walk is actually a cathartic exercise for people here who want to be with their family members who have cancer and can't be there with them and this is their way of doing it. >> they're looking for ways to help contribute and tak

. >> steven and sam johnson call san quentin home.ive years ago, they were among a small group of prisoners that saw a commercial on tv about the avon walk for breast cancer and wanted to help. >> my dad died of cancer and i got a sister-in-law that tied of cancer. >> we just come together and have a day we can just walk for our moms, sisters, and some of these guys going through cancer right now, too. >> today marked the fifth anniversary of the walk inside the wufls this prison. the goal, to raise $12,000. they were surprised by the support of their fellow inmate sdmrs to see that many inmates came out, yeah. there's a lot of guys don't participate in stuff because of the pain and stuff, but they came in full force here. >> the walk is actually a ka that is rightic exercise for many of the prisoners here who want to be with their family member who is sl cancer and can't be there for them. >> they are look for ways in which to help contribute and take care of their family members from inside. >> to honor my aunt lou looking glass and

>> i'd be in san quentin. or dead. >> you seem very sure of that. >> absolutely. i had people that refused to let me fail. who said, you've got to do this, you've got to do this. there are no other options for you. and we've got to have that. we have to have that attitude towards our children today. >> dr. alexander says the situation is more dire than people may think. it's not just an african-american issue or even an oakland issue. it's an economic issue that impacts everyone in california. a state where minorities now make up the majority. >> when we fail black boys, latino boys, whomever it is, there's a cost attached to that. incarceration, social services, added police protection, insurance rates, the litany goes on and on and on. and it's a huge price tag. when you invest up front and you make those boys successful, you turn that, you invert that. >> good to see you, congratulations. >> thank you. >> congratulations, man, excellent. >> for chris chatman, success begins by acknowledging achievements every step of the way. this year, chatman's office co-spon

. >> eventually transferred to san quentin state prison, the man who is arguably california's most violent inmate completed his sentence and was released in 2007. >> you have people locked up in this, this type of environment and then you release them to the street. what do you expect? >> back up -- ha-ha. >>> next on "lockup: raw." >> they'll come across their enemy, slice them across the neck. >> the ingenious weapons inmates use to attack. and the lengths officers will go to in combating them. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ >>> every day in america's prisons correctional officers are searc

>> i'd be in san quentin, or dead. >> black men are teaching and mentoring black boys in hopes of shifting odds toward success and survival. >> we're trying to make transformations. if you look at the statistics in oakland, we're the highest in everything we don't need to be in. >> a special report in collaboration with the san francisco criterion telecoming up next.

they went through the same procedure as everyone else who enters san quentin. >> gotta try to get a winer: today it was the prison yard that held their fans and their opposition. >> we beat them, man! >> reporter: the san quinton team, made up of inmates, wearing the warriors' old blue practice jerseys. >> my strongest player is an inmate named macintosh. i think he has nba potential, myself. >> my money's on mark johnson. i gotta go with the blues! >> reporter: and then the game. a close game throughout. >> we're good on the offensive end, but we ain't playing no defense. all right? they can play. you gotta put a body on your man. >> that's right! that's a fragrant foul, man! >> reporter: ended with the warriors, in green, ahead. >> definitely rehabilitations that work. we're growing. we're changing, you know. and some of us is ready for a second chance. >> we made some mistakes. but all of us on the team are getting it back together. >> reporter: both sides call today's game inspiring. >>> now at 6, a 49ers star linebacker accused of driving drunk and slamming his truck into someone's

. >>> plus playing games at san quentin.rriors will go behind bars today. >>> welcome back. the golden state warriors will play an unforgettable game today. they are playing at san quentin prison against a group of inmates. warriors staff started playing basketball caught years ago. it's part of the prison outreach program. last year the warriors were represented by a couple of the players the head coach mark jackson and some of the members of the front office. they had a good time and they donated some of the old practice jerseys to the inmates. >>> we are learning new details about the suspects in this week's shooting and standoff in san ramon. mike faces attempted murder charges in the violent incident inside a gated community wednesday afternoon. the contra costa times reports the suspension had a long history -- the suspect had a long history of financial problems. he was about to be evicted from his home when he shot through the front door and wounded a property manager. >>> there is a warning for people in santa clara

it indicates gang activity has penetrated protective custody, which at san quentin is also referred toe sensitive needs yard or sny. >> it is supposed to be gang free. a lot of guys go into sny not because they want to. a lot of these guys still want to be gangsters. >> many of these inmates come to sny because they violated gang rules and now need protection from gang retaliation. >> the easiest way to describe it is that even though you walked away from the gang, it doesn't change your gang mental state because what happens is that you've already been trained by the gang. so it's easy, again, to reestablish yourself. >> it's a lot of them, they go into sny, they see these older inmates, weaker inmates and they band together again. whether as a formal gang, or we have dropout gangs, or four or five bigger guys that want to pressure other guys out of anything, money, clothing, food, anything they can get out of them. >> lieutenant munoz must now determine whether de la cruz is the victim of a gang or an active gang member himself, perhaps one that has asked for protective custody under

this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay."

>> i'd be in san quentin, or dead. >> black men are teaching and mentoring black boys in hopes of shifting the odds toward success and survival. >> we're trying to make transformations. if you look at the statistics in oakland, we're the highest in everything we don't need to be in. >> a special report in collaboration with the san francisco criterion telecoming up next.

warriors staff started playing basketball at san quentin about eight years ago to help the prison's outrogram. last year they were represented by a few players. head coach mark jackson and others. >>> it's a big friday. because there is a rush for apple's latest gadget. we are live in palo alto where people are already camping out to get the device. you know what the device is. >> of course. >> why experts say it may be really hard no get one. >>> we are out live in the city developing news. san francisco police actively searching for burglary suspects. they are coming off the roof of a bank. we'll take you back to the scene. >>> on this friday we are off to a decent start. find out what the bridges are like. coming up this is highway 4. it's doing well. >>> yesterday the coast was clear. that is not the case now. that fog is filling in so it will be cooler today. >>> we are live in san francisco where police are searching for a bank burglary suspect who may have gotten up on a roof or possibly in another tricky spot. we'll let you know where that is next. >>> we are live in palo alto w

the last death sentence in marin county was in 1990 for a san quentin prisoner who killed a guard. >> i wouldn't think that he would be sentenced to death in marin but i think i can understand that because he was a serial killer and he killed in marin, as well. so -- >> reporter: he hit close to home. >> it did. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> even if the judge agree the with the death penalty -- agrees with the death penalty recommendation, naso will probably die on death row. california has only executed 13 people since capital punishment was reinstated since 1978. there have been no executions in the state in 7 years because of a legal challenge to lethal injection. >>> america's cup racing resumes after high winds made it too rough for the boats on the bay yesterday. the loose caps went flying into the water and that flag you see out there and that one there held by a woman shows you just how much that wind was blowing. >> we'll be here all day for the racing . otherwise, it will be down the road to the bar. what else is there to do? >> i guess that is part of the deal. races

>> i'd be in san quentin, or dead. >> black men are teaching and mentoring black boys in hopes of shifting the odds toward success and survival. >> we're trying to make transformations. if you look at the statistics in oakland, we're the highest in everything we don't need to be in. >> a special report in collaboration with the san francisco criterion telecoming up next.

he's in san quentin now, sentenced to death. >> i will witness that execution with great joi. yes.ink champagne after he is snuffed. and i love it if the last thing he saw were my eyes. because i know the last thing my daughter saw were his eyes. he saw the near her eyes. he would see the hatred in mine. >> beyond three strikes and amber alerts the kidnapping led to requirements requiring sex offenders register where they skplif based on mistakes police made there is a new solt of fbi protocols for missing children cases. mark klaus says he plans to observe the anniversary with close friends and police and volunteers as well as survivors of kidnappings and families he's helped. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne a lot of happened in 20 years. developing news tonight. un security council voted to secure and destroy syria's chemz -- chemical weapons stockpile. vote happened less than an hour ago. it's a major break through in the fight to take poison gas. russia and china vetoed three western-backed resolutions pressuring the regime to end the violence. a conference exp

he's in san quentin now, sentenced to death. >> i will witness that execution with great joi. yes.'ll drink champagne after he is snuffed. and i love it if the last thing he saw were my eyes. because i know the last thing my daughter saw were his eyes. he saw the near her eyes. he would see the hatred in mine. >> beyond three strikes and amber alerts the kidnapping led to requirements requiring sex offenders register where they skplif based on mistakes police made there is a new solt of fbi protocols for missing children cases. mark klaus says he plans to observe the anniversary with close friends and police and volunteers as well as survivors of kidnappings and families he's helped. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne a lot of happened in 20 years. developing news tonight. un security council voted to secure and destroy syria's chemz -- chemical weapons stockpile. vote happened less than an hour ago. it's a major break through in the fight to take poison gas. russia and china vetoed three western-backed resolutions pressuring the regime to end the violence. a conferen

. >>> an unusual game at san quentin.ehind prison walls as the golden state warriors shoot a little hoop with inmates. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking wet weather for tomorrow. the last day of summer. he has >>> the america's cup took another unexpected turn today. the new zealand team had the finish line in site and the america's cup almost in its hands when officials stopped the first race because it exceeded the time limit. oracle won the second race with a commanding lead. the races will continue tomorrow and fans say crowds have been building. >> it wasn't as crowded now it's really picked up. i think people are really enjoying it. >> we just flew in yesterday and we thought this would all be over by the time we got here. my husband and i had been watching it on the tele. >> reporter: the kiwis only have to win one more race. races is starting to start tomorrow at 1:15. >>> now to a story you will see only on 2. it was an unusual basketball game that pitted the warriors against inmates at san quintin

. >> this is him at san quentin. >> is that your brother? almost a different man. >> that's an aged man. when i look at these pictures, it makes me think about the time that we didn't have. >> it's not just that her brother has been in lock up for all that time, for 20 of those years, he's been living for what passes for in pelican boys notorious security housing unit, better known on the inside as the shoe. human rights activist call it solitaire confinement. the united nations calls any confinement like this after 15 days torture. dr. terry cooper is a psychiatrist in the wright institute in san francisco. he's cared for hundreds of inmates in the california prison system and he's seen the effects of the shoe firsthand. >> there are some symptoms, which are stunningly frequent prisoners, for instance, sleep loss. very high anxiety, including panic attacks, distorted thinking, so they start to get confused and frightened by their confusion and often their confusion becomes paranoia. >> california inmates are now calling for reform, through

. >>> an unusual game at san quentin. we go behind prison walls as the golden state warriors shoot a little hoop with inmates. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking wet weather for tomorrow. the last day of summer. he has the time line for the weekend. >>> why officials pulled the plug on one of today's two america's cup races. "are you okay mom?" "yes i am" (nervous) (screaming) "never again grace elizabeth" life insurance from new york life can help your family keep good going. >>> the america's cup took another unexpected turn today. the new zealand team had the finish line in site and the america's cup almost in its hands when officials stopped the first race because it exceeded the time limit. oracle won the second race with a commanding lead. the races will continue tomorrow and fans say crowds have been building. >> it wasn't as crowded now it's really picked up. i think people are really enjoying it. >> we just flew in yesterday and we thought this would all be over by the time we got here. my husband an

niece san quentin right now sentenced to death. >> i will witness that execution with great joy.hampagne after he's snuffed. and i love itless thing he saw were my eye because i know that the last thing my daughter saw were his eyes. he saw the fear in her her eyes he would see the the hatred in mine t. >> beyond 3 striking and amber alert the kidnapping led to requirements that require sex offenders register where they live. and based object mistake police said there is an entirely new set of fbi protocol for missing children cases. mark class plans to observe the anniversary of close friends and police and volunteers who worked on the case as well as with survivors of kidnappings and the family he has helped. in the newsroo newsroom, abc 7 news. >> many family he's helped. >> steroid moment today and perhaps progress in the relationship between the united states and iran. president of both country spoke by phone for 15 minutes today. he did the first conversation between the nation leaders since 1979. marsy has the details on the developing news. >> historic phone call today be

they're playing at san quentin prison against a group of inmates.basketball 8 years ago. last year, the warriors were represented by a couple players, head coach mark jackson, and members of the front office. they had a good time and donated old packager cease to the inmates. 8:45. the arch rivals of the san francisco giants held a pool party to celebrate winning. the los angeles dodgers college college -- clinched the title by beating the diamondbacks. they celebrated by jumping over the fence and into the swimming pool at chase field in phoenix. the home team wasn't too happy about it. diamondbacks players say the dodgers pool party showed a lack of class and the giants would never have done that. >> i don't think so. >>> time is 8:45. sal is watching the east bay. everybody behaving for you. >> for the most part, i think things are getting easier dave and tori. a little bit of slow traffic out of san leandro and high street. it does get better. also, the morning commute is light at the bay bridge. i think you'll like this. no problems getting ont

that's what charles pelham, an inmate at san quentin discovered about the tattoo on his forehead.we asked about his missing leg. >> i had an accident, i fell off of a moving freight train and the wheel ran over me, crushed my foot. >> then he showed us the troublesome tattoo. >> it's a tattoo of a nazi flag. you know, it's supposed to mean that i represent the nazi clan. the rest of the brothers of the lodge, so to speak. i had this put on my face when i was a youngster. you understand? i wanted to make a political statement. i also wanted to impress my girlfriend, but it impressed her the wrong way and she got rid of me. >> why do you wear the hat? >> because there's people in here that tell me the thing on my face is not cool and they don't want to have to look at it. so i wear the hat and that's peace in the valley. does that explain anything? >> but none of our crews ever had a tattoo encounter quite like the one at utah state prison. >> i will never forget the moment that i first set eyes on curtis algire. it's really quite shocking to see the ss lightning bolts, swastikas, n

he now waits transfer to california's notorious san quentin state prison just 40 miles west of santantil 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 victim 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. i gu

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. >>> convicted serial killer joseph naso will likely live his final years at san quentin prison. yesterday a jury recommended the death penalty something that rarely happens in marin county courtrooms. naso was found guilty last month of killing four women in northern california between '77 and '94. the judge has 20 days to decide whether to go along with the jury's recommendation. >> i'm never have her back but i'm glad justice was served and we can put this to rest after 35 years. >> even if the judge agrees with the recommendation, the 79- year-old will probably die on death row. california only executed 13 people since capital punishment was reinstated since 1978. there have been no executions in the state in 7 years because of a legal challenge to lethal injections. >>> more charges are filed against the south bay child care worker accused of molesting young girls. 20-year-old nick lhermine from morgan hill was charged earlier with sexual assault involving three girls ages 5, 6 and 7. he had been a child care worker at the ymca. investigators contacted parents of other child

>> i would be in san quentin... >> reporter: you seem very sure of that?s but i had a lot of people that refused to let me fail. the were people that said, "mark alexander is not going to fail. you've got to do this. you've got to do this. there are no other options for you." and we have to have inatof attitude for our kids. >> reporter: dr. alexander says the situation is more dire than people may think. it's not just an african american issue, or even an oakland issue. it's an economic issue that impacts everyone in california, a state where minorities now make up the majority. >> when we fail black boys, latino boys-- whomever it is-- there is a cost attached to that incarceration, social services, added police protection, insurance rate. the litany goes on and on and on, and it is a huge price tag. when you invest up front and you make those boys successful, you invert that. >> reporter: the office of african american male achievement is seeing some early signs of progress. some of the participating schools are reporting fewer discipline problems, bett

originally constructed to relieve overcrowding at san quentin state prison, folsom housed some of the most dangerous inmates of the time. today its history of a more violent time has not been forgotten. >> folsom, just the aura of this place hangs above us like a fog hangs over this place. >> daniel bell is a newcomer, only on the yard for four months. >> i mean you're like totally in awe of the fact that you're actually here, and so many men have died and lost their lives on this very yard right here, at the very spot we're standing, i mean, you know, men have got killed, so it's like you're terrified. >> this is my first time here. don't like it. i don't like it. >> a lot of people getting stabbed, you know. i've seen people's throats get sliced. my first night in this building behind me here, when i woke up in the morning to gunshots on the tier, you know. >> you always have a fear factor when you walk through those gates. anybody would be lying to you if they told you that they weren't scared when they were in here. >> there's not anyone who walks into folsom that looks at those g

>> i'd be in san quentin, or dead. >> black men are teaching and mentoring black boys in hopes of shiftingward success and survival. >> we're trying to make transformations. if you look at the statistics in oakland, we're the highest in everything we don't need to be in. >> a special report in collaboration with the san francisco criterion telecoming up next.

few, though, made as lasting an impression on us at solon league of california's san quentin state prisonyears. i only got 13 days now. so i'm really preparing him to what is ahead of him. we keep our house clean. >> league gave both his cellmate and our producer a lesson on the finer points of laundry behind bars. >> i get my t-shirt, grab my bar of soap, dip it in the toilet. keep my toilet fresh and clean. scrub it out. like so. and once the toilet fills up, it's fresh water now. i can just rinse it. i fold my towels. put it here. right up under here is my clothesline. >> league went on to give us a cooking demonstration, using toilet paper like a stovetop burner. >> take this, set it on the edge of the toilet. because it's got to breathe. set it here, light it at the bottom. as you see, it's like a fire. you hold your can over it, and you cook. therefore your water gets hot. flush it down. grab a damp towel because you don't want it to be on your toilet. don't want to burn your toilet up. i get my bowl, crack my soup open and do my eating. >> over the years, we've also seen another tr