. >>> at this hour, protesters are converging on san quentin prison. the reason why is our top story. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the latest bay area occupy protest is happening today outside of san quentin prison. in fact a rally is getting underway right now. new at noon, tara moriarty is live from the prison to let us know what's happening and why this protest is taking place. >> reporter: we're here at the main gate to the prison. over the past hour or so we've noticed dozens of protesters trickling why. they are playing music, carrying signs and waiting for this rally to get underway. their message, people on the inside of these prison walls experience many of the same injusts that every day americans do. that list includes the denial of good education, decent healthcare and humane conditions. now, protesters are also against the death penalty, they say, life without the possibility of parole, three strikes, solitary confinement and extreme restriction on prisoners with the outside world. >> there's just basic things, the blanket, the food,

matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> built in 1852, and home to california's death row, san quentin state prisonas bursting at the seams due to overcrowding. when we shot our extended stay series there. but san quentin had one program designed to discourage troubled teens from ever joining its ranks in the future. >> okay, gentlemen. >> through the squires program, selected inmates shared their experiences with teenagers who had already had run-ins with the law. >> okay last person close the gate. >> what we need to show you at san quentin this morning. you're in a place that no kid should ever want to be in. you should be out playing somewhere in a park. but you're here because of something you did. >> what's your nickname? >> angel. >> angel? okay. how old are you? >> 19. >> miguel. >> okay. >> i'm 16. >> jonathan. i'm 16, too. >> what you want to know, that this is your life, man. you have an opportunity to leave out of this place and never come back. >> let me introduce myself to you guys. my name is david. i'm about to be 25 years old in a few more months. but i've been in prison since i wa

occupy protesters have a new target outside the east gate of san quentin prison from noon until 3:00. occupy san quentin demonstration part after national day in support of inmates, because of today's protest, san quentin village's main street will be closed to traffic and no parking along side east sir francis drake and east francisco boulevard. >> two pilots lucky to be alive this morning after a midair collision. this all happened around 7:00 last night some 50 miles northeast of oakland. after the collision, the helicopter crashed in a field about eight miles away. the plane went down south of byron airport where it was trying to land. both pilots amazingly suffered only minor injuries. the faa and the national transportation safety board are both investigating. >> developing news, san jose police on the scene of a deadly crash on 101. bob redell joins us live with the latest. what's happening out there? >> reporter: well, good morning to you. it's just a horrible scene for the survivors of this accident and the family members who have shown up since this happened. you can see som

in the bay area hundreds are planning to hold a rally southside san quentin prison at noon. they want to give a voice to pin mates and abolish -- to inmates and abolish what they call -- there will be traffic controls in effect on several streets. officials are warning the protest could slow traffic. >>> california state university professors who went on a one day strike to protest state budget cuts last fall will be getting paid for that day. the san francisco chronicle reports 400 faculty members from cal-state east bay took part in the one-day walk out november 17th. the chancellor says they didn't have the money for a full into who had worked. and it would be unfair to dock the pay of only those who admitted to go on strike so everyone gets a pass. >>> gas prices have never been higher this time year. nationally prices are up a quarter since the start of 2012 to $3.53 in california over $4. overnight prices spiked to a nine-month high. >> reporter: gas prices have shot way up! >> wow! impressive. >> reporter: the cost of gas hit its highest price ever for president's day

clark is the head of the prison healthcare system and took us on a tour. >> we have exam rooms, physical therapy. >> reporter: none of this came easy. healthcare at san quentin used to be so bad that inmates filed a class action suit. in 2005, a three-judge panel found the entire california prison healthcare system broken beyond repair and ordered a never receiver to take over and fix it. >> looks like it's healing. >> reporter: sam johnson serving life for first-degree murder. >> before we used to dread going to medical. now when we come in they make us feel like humans just like on the outside. >> reporter: he is recovering from a weekend warrior injury to his knee. >> i had arthroscopic surgery about three weeks ago. >> reporter: so did isaiah torch some. >> i tore it up playing football. >> reporter: both injured in the priso yard. even though there is a surgeon on staff the surgeries were done on at outside hospitals. >> what we can't do we refer out. >> reporter: they're referring out a lot. >> i actually went to kentfield in marin, which it's like a little outpatient clinic. >> reporter: david's medical emergency? >> i have a blister on my toe. >> rep

. >>> wesley shermantine has apologized in an interview with the stockton record from san quentin prison, he said he is sorry it took so long to divulge the locations of several bodies. the remains of two people were found earlier this month in the central valley after shermantine gave a map to investigators. he also says there are more victims buried in modesto, stockton, and other locations. >>> a new potential headache for people going to traffic court on the peninsula. lisa washington is in redwood city to explain what is going on. lisa? >> well, frank, the california legislatures voted to reduce the budget to the judicial branch by more than 30%. and now those cuts that were written on paper are having a real effect to people here in san mateo county. >> it is the trickle-down effect of california's budget woes. reduced hours. and smaller staff at san mateo superior court. call any of the three offices, and you will hear this. >> there is a change based on three years of state budget cuts. >> there is reduced phone and office hours. and beginning april 2, the court is expected to ha

. >> guards fired warning shot and used tear gas to break up a rye ought at san quentin prison today. several prisoners slashed or stabbed in the prison yard and taken to local hospitals. there was no look down but prisoners were limited as to where they could go. fight is of course under investigation. >> optician charged with shooting federal officer in newark may have been infatuated with the agent's wife. according to the san francisco chronicle court documents show dennis bag well was obsessed with miss smith. she met bag well as bay area optical school in union city. smith says bag well an instructor attempted to initiate a relationship and when she turned him down smith says that bag well began behaving erratically. bag well appeared briefly in court today but did not enter a plea. >> mortgage deal reached today should help bailout millions of americans who lost their home to foreclosure or in danger of losing their home. most money will be spent in california. every state except oklahoma signed the 26 billion dollar settlement with the nation 5 largest lenders including wells

. >> guards fired warning shot and used tear gas to break up a rye ought at san quentin prison today. several prisoners slashed or stabbed in the prison yard and taken to local hospitals. there was no look down but prisoners were limited as to where they could go. fight is of course under investigation. >> optician charged with shooting federal officer in newark may have been infatuated with the agent's wife. according to the san francisco chronicle court documents show dennis bag well was obsessed with miss smith. she met bag well as bay area optical school in union city. smith says bag well an instructor attempted to initiate a relationship and when she turned him down smith says that bag well began behaving erratically. bag well appeared briefly in court today but did not enter a plea. >> mortgage deal reached today should help bailout millions of americans who lost their home to foreclosure or in danger of losing their home. most money will be spent in california. every state except oklahoma signed the 26 billion dollar settlement with the nation 5 largest lenders including wells

> in about an hour from right now the occupy movement will protest at a very unlikely spot, san quentin prison. main street along with parts of east sir francis drake boulevard and east francisco boulevard will be temporarily no parking zones, due to the demonstration. the occupy for prisoners protest, part of a national day of solidarity with prison hunger strikes. the protesters will be out there from noon to 3:00 this afternoon. >>> $200 million transit plan will boost ridership but take away hundreds of parking spaces in the east bay. according to abenvironmental impact report, ac transit's plan for a rapid transit bus line would also cause traffic congestion at six intersections between oakland and san leandro. buses would ai'rrive every five minutes on the 14-mile line and new bus only lanes with loading platforms would be built along telegraph avenue and east 14th street. ac transit's board will make a final decision on the project this spring. >>> and this morning a bay bridge back open to commuters. a full day ahead of schedule. here's a live look at the upper deck of the bay bridge w

. >>> san quentin state prison sits on the edge of san francisco bay. surrounded by the city.ed by its fortress-like architecture and an infamous history, dating back to 1852. >> the first time i walked into san quentin it looked like a place time forgot. it was like a prison you see in old movies. the walls were crumbling. it was very dark. very depressing. the cells were stacked on each other, one by one, packed with people. it had the most creepy feel you could possibly imagine. >> while san quentin produces images that are haunting to some, there are others who find inspiration behind its facade. >> the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds that's growing up out of the cracks. and it's, you know -- i always find that interesting because you got life that always seems to push up. >> when we met ronny goodman he was in the seventh year of a ten-year sentence for burglary. >> i started drawing when i was 6 or 7 years old. my cousin, he drew a picture of batman. and i was, like, what is that? you know? i was -- it was like a magic trick. and then he started

. >>> hundreds of protesters are expected outside of san quentin prison today. the marin county sheriff's office placed parking signs and crowd control gates outside the prison over the weekend, in preparation for today's protest. extra deputies will also be working and people who live nearby are bracing for some inconvenience. my roommate and i are meeting up. we're gonna talk and hopefully there will be another place to park. hopefully it stays peaceful and everything stays organized. parking restrictions will be on place in east sir francis boulevard and east sir francis drake boulevard. >>> teachers who went on a one- day strike back in november will not have their pay docked for the day. but teachers at csu east bay and hayward were protesting stalled raises and working conditions. another campus in southern california joined in the strike. according to the chronicle, teachers at both campuses were told to report whether they work that day. but when only four members reported not working, the chancellors decided to give everyone a pass. he said the universi

hundreds of demonstrators are planning a rally outside san quentin prison at noon they want give a voiceinmates and an what they call inhuman prison conditions -- unjust sentences and repression of activists. travel controls in effect on several streets leading to san quentin. officials are warning the protest could slow traffic for all of san rafael. >>> california state university professors who went on a within-day strike to protest budget cuts last fall will be -- one day strike to protest budget cuts last fall will be paid for that day. >> -- the chancellor says they didn't have the money for a full investigation into who actually worked and it would be unfair to dock the pay only of those who admitted going on strike so everyone gets a pass. >>> 5:37 now. time for a check of the weather. folks who get to stay home today and have a holiday probably not planning a picnic. >> is that envy talking? no. let's check in with mike. >> let's start by looking at our current winds. low clouds may cause problems with flights into sfo with the showers ending for now, baby that won't happen. you

. >>> occupy oakland protesters calling yesterday's demonstration outside san quentin prison a huge success. demonstrators and prison rights supporters gathered as part of a national day of protest security was tight and both exits on highway 580 were closed. speakers included activists shourd, bower and fattal, three former students who were detained after hiking the iran border. >> life without the possibility of parole exists, i would say no that says you don't believe there's any chance that a person can change. >> the sheriff's office says between 300 to 500 attended the protest during which san quentin was put on lockdown. >>> investigators think a system used to help keep two african tortoises warm may be to blame for an early morning garage fire in castro val lip. the fire started after 3 a.m. -- at and you appear attached garage. firefighters managed to knock it down quickly and say ap device used to warm two african tortoises kept in the garage may to be blame. one firefighter was taken to the hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion. the tortoises, as you can see got out okay.

in support of prisoners in san quentin and across the country. main street into the prison, that is also closed as well. >> 6:12 now. rick santorum is acting like the new g.o.p. front runner and the sharp attacks that has president obama's camp furious. >>> look out below. the scary site of a san francisco that is getting worldwide attention coming up. one suspect >>> 6:15. let's take a look at the top stories on this holiday. one suspect was wounded in a police shooting in oakland. that person is now in the hospital. in stable condition. and the shooting happened late last night, and the officers chased after some robbery suspects. and you don't have to worry about finding a detour to get around the bay bridge. this is mobile five. and i believe he is either just getting off or about to get on the bay bridge. that's greg, commuting all across the bridge all morning long. and to give you an idea what it is like on the bay bridge. completely open and clear sailing and greg is having absolutely no trouble out there whatsoever. and inspectors from th

the occupy movement joined forces with activists for prisoners' rights day today outside of san quentin. prisoners kept on lockdown while 700 demonstrators held signs and gathered outside the prison's eastgate. they said they want to eliminate the practice of solitary confinement, the death penalty and the state's three strikes law. among the activists, the three cal grads imprisoned in iran after hiking near the border were particularly out spoken on the issue of solitary confinement. similar protests took place today at 14 other u.s. prisons. >>> if you thought that jetting into crate and barrel or going jetting to the west coast are tough now, wait until the new apartments are up on santana road. construction is just being started at the resort-like complex. for shoppers going to the mall, it sounds like anything but a vacation, stress about the parking reaching overdrive. stephanie is live in santana. it's tough now. >> reporter: yeah, it's tough. that's the point of a lot of shoppers we spoke with. that apartment complex is replacing the entire parking lot, a lot of headaches, and the overflo

they will be outside the east gate of san quentin prison from noon to 3:00. y san quentin demonstration is part after national day in support of inmates. because of today's protest san quentin village's main street will be closed to traffic and no parking along east sir francis drake and east francisco boulevards. >> 6:23. a bay area soldier waking up at home with his family. sergeant william sanchez jr. of gilroy got a round of well deserved hugs from friends and family yesterday. he currently is stationed in afghanistan where he is serving his second tour of duty. his first tour was in iraq from 2008-2009. sanchez will celebrate his 29th birthday with his family before heading back to afghanistan. >> what a great birthday gift. the the markets closed for the holiday. scott says lousy timing. >> i think the financial world would like to be in a position to better react to the situation particularly greece. the markets are closed for washington's birthday. note i didn't say presidents day. on wall street they don't recognize presidents day but recognize washin

in support of prison inmates in the bay area hundreds are planning to hold a rally outside san quentin prisonwant to abolish what they call inhuman conditions, unjust sentences and repression of activists. control -- -- there will be traffic controls in place. officials are warning the protests could slow traffic across san rafael and the cost of dealing withed if's protest would fall on taxpayers -- >>> federal and local authorities investigating what happened in a midair coll -- collision near the contra costa county border both were able to walk way the helicopter and plane collideed in the air above the rio vista airport. the pilot of the helicopter crash landed in a field near highway 160 by sherman island. the plane's pilot attempted to make it to the airport and made a forced landing short of the runway. both walked away with mineover injuries. >>> crews safely secured tons of steel left dangling above the financial district this crane was hanging off the former bank of america building 1:00 yesterday afternoon the crane broke leaving this box with six tons of steel dangling across tra

meanwhile, the occupy the land held a large protest at san quentin state prison earlier today. hundreds of protestors gathered at the main gates of the present protesting against its use including california's three strikes law. >> children whose parents are incarcerated or 4-5 times more likely to become incarcerated themselves perpetuating the incarceration cycled. >>pam: monday's protest calls for closure of roadways did the present but it made a peaceful protest throughout the day. >>pam: stones were hurled through the window of several cars and homes. in one case over the crib of a one-year-old baby girl. luckily, no one was home at the time. we spoke with the baby's mother described the happened. >> i came home to my wall crumbled all over my floor. i came out it looked and i saw this whole. i saw the rock went through that wall and almost threw out one. then i looked and i saw my daughter's crib covered in glass. i do not know if it was a grenade launcher or slingshot, i do not know but it was something pretty powerful. it went through a window in almost through a wall.

prison for robbery conviction. >>pam: to causes came together today in front of san quentin state prison in support of prisoners.>pam: on wednesday, the city planning commission is expected to consider final approval of a plan for a new stadium. the commission must decide if the project adequately addresses concerns of neighbors. they're worried about noise and traffic issues. >> the sign here near the san jose airport proclaims the associate acre site as the future home of the san jose earthquakes. the people live in homes and apartments visible in the distance are saying in not so fast. >>jan: the overall good neighbor policy. karoline deadly and other members of the new loan association are worried about noise, traffic and parking on capitol avenue and other narrow streets east of the side. >> i am concerned about level of lighting and how much will come in during evening hours. >> this neighborhood and is not built for traffic. >> besides the 20 year the soccer games the stadium will also host 15-20 other unspecified events. since the new residents say it is up to the city in the team to make sure concerns h

. >> armed guard kept close watch on protestors outside san quentin prison today.ccupy demonstrators and prison rite supporter hold rally as part of national day of protest the. security tight and both exit on 5 80 were closed. speakers included activist is here. they were the 3 former uc berkeley students who were detained after hiking along the iran border. organizers of this event say they are pushing for the elimination of the death penalty and other prison reform. >> should life without the possibility of parole exist? i would say no because that says we don't believe that there's any chance that a person can change. >>reporter: sheriff's office says as many as 500 people protest during which san quentin was on lock down. >> we show you something that is quite amazing. man with a hoarding problem is creating havoc on quiet east san jose street an going on for decades. but they asked to us get involve as you see from the report by dan it really is a terrible situation. they have nobody else to kaichlt imagine living next door to a yard so covered in trash you c

. >>> the occupy movement paid a visit to san quentin state prison today to fight for prisoner's prisrights. they want to eliminate the practice of solitary confinement, the death penalty and the state's three strikes law. among the activists were three cal grads, sarah shourd, shane bauer and josh fattal were particularly outspoken. >>> by now, you've likely noticed the trip to the pump is cost loi. oil prices are at an all time high this time of year and that trickles down to our local gas station. today's jump came over iran decided to stop selling oil to france and britain. it will likely force europe this summer. many states fear the arrival of $4 a gallon gas, but in the bay area, that's already here. oaken land's average price is 4.01 and 4.07 in san francisco. >> politics in the middle east has probably never been greater and we just don't know from week to week how wad it could get. >> oil and travel experts anticipate higher price wills put a damper on travel memorial day and this summer. >> now to the gop run for the white house. a shift tonight in the key balt l ground state of

baseball and softball seasons next month. >> they are getting ready for an occupy for prisoner's protest at san quentinrrow afternoon. as part of the national day of solidarity with prison hunger strikes and they say main street. and san quentin village will be closed tomorrow at noon. and all through tomorrow. >> it is temporary and no parking zones. >> the price of gas is at a record high for the month of february the and it is not expected to go downey time soon. triple a says the nationwide gallon of gas is $3.53 a gallon. experts predict they will see gas prices reach $4.25 by late april. here in the bay area. average price of unleaded is up to $4 a gallon. >> some stations charge even more. >> analysts say the price hike is due from the switch from winter to sum are gas formulas. >> they will decide whether the city has adequately addressed neighbor's concern about a plan $60 million soccer stadium for the san jose earthquakes. last year. they approved the permit and detailing what types of events could be proposed at the airport. a neighbor appealed the permit. anssiing the impact from the noise

. >> in 1987, the "today" show went to san quentin state prison and interviewed the infamous charles manson. he was unshackled and unapologetic. >> you know, if i wanted to kill somebody, i'd take this book and beat you to death with it. and i wouldn't feel a thing. >> the interview sparked controversy within nbc. >> we here on the "today" show staff debated among ourselves whether to air his answers. half of our staff said, absolutely not. >> in the end just seven minutes aired on the "today" show. now 20 years later, former fbi profiler candace delong examines the entire interview. >> he certainly has his issues mentally and psychiatrically. but he is not seriously, seriously mentally ill. >> making sense of the mind of manson. >> friday night in los angeles, a movie actress and four of her friends were murdered and the circumstances were lurid. >> the news out of los angeles, august 10th, 1969, was shocking. five people had been brutally murdered. among the dead, roman polanski's wife, sharon tate. she was eight months pregnant. >> she'd been stabbed. repeated stab wounds. one of

. >> this is california's san quentin state prison, one of the first prisons ever profiled on "lockup." >> for a photographer, san quentin was a really interesting place to shoot because it's the old-style tiers and the big exercise yard and there's a lot of corners and shadows and things to attract your lens. so it was just as a photographer, it was really an interesting place to shoot. it can be a very dangerous place because it's got incredibly dangerous or infamous history as a dangerous place. >> on our first day of shooting here, we got a stark introduction to the constant security threats posed by gang warfare. >> we're basically getting ready to feed the level four, which are the maximum security inmates. tonight we're expecting some type of problems possibly. so we have extra coverage tonight to provide security. >> let's go. >> the correctional staff received a tip that a gang-related attack might occur at dinner. >> hispanic inmates, the gang members specifically, are doing what is called cleaning house. anyone that does not want to participate in their gang activity, if th

had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to end the death penalty in this state. life without possibility of parole is the real sentence. hold people accountable and gives them the opportunity to change within the prison system, and they can give back by working within the prison system, giving restitution to family members and working on behalf of the state of california on a variety of projects that go on inside prisons. i also want to echo what the process said -- please join, please help -- i also want to echo what natasha said. talk to 10 of your friends, send e-mails, send letters. thank you. [applause] >> 1985, when i was sentenced to death for a crime i did not commit, i thought right away that this would be rectified. i was convicted of two different crimes. it took 18 years. it took me seven execution dates. i watched 12 then be executed while i was there -- i watched 12 and then be executed while i was there. i'm not in a position to say whether either of

had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to end the death penalty in this state. life without possibility of parole is the real sentence. hold people accountable and gives them the opportunity to change within the prison system, and they can give back by working within the prison system, giving restitution to family members and working on behalf of the state of california on a variety of projects that go on inside prisons. i also want to echo what the process said -- please join, please

had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to

>>darya: hundreds of protesters gathered at the main gates of san quentin prison rallied against the death penalty of a solitary confinement and california's three strikes law. they also called for reforming the state's prison system. >>mark: a quick break into the kron4 news will be right back. here is a live look from your list. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you... ♪ ao >>dan: welcome back the victims' of the prison fire in honduras. this is the scene as the building from last week's fire. nearly 360 people died in this overcrowding. still the bodies are not identified. >>darya: sugar land the band is commenting on the tragedy from the indiana state fair last year. the collapse with seven people killed they have denied any negligence. they say that it is a " true accident ". and an act of god. however, there has been an accident -- there has been allegations of misconducand neglect towards the band. the seven victims' families. >> barnes & noble and amazon are launching new versions

>> our cameras were at california's san quentin state prison when officers received word that a 20-year-old inmate was suffering severe chest pains. >> be advised, medical emergency. >> the thing you have to realize about san quentin is that this is -- this prison was built prior to the civil war and the cells are stacked five stories high. no elevators. so of course the emergency that we were covering, it was on the fifth floor. so not only did we have to haul our stuff up there but so did the responding correctional officers. >> up on the fifth tier, officers tend to the inmate inside his cell. >> you're going to have to take some deep breaths, man. i know you might be in pain, but you're going to have to help me. >> moments later the paramedics arrive on the tier. >> the paramedics had to make the five-story climb as well and it's difficult to respond right away because of that. but the bigger challenge though was getting the inmate out of his cell and back down all of those stairs. >> hospital door carson 2 be advised, we have inmate in stretcher, en route to the urgent care clinic. >>

that is information that came from wesley shermantine, he is a convicted killer in the san quentin state prison. i also spoke of the hunter the lender the dia. he has been in constant contact with shermantine who is behind bars. we will see what the deal had to say at 6:00 p.m.. >>pam: the chp is investigating a bold armed robbery at the carquinez toll plaza. officers say a person of a car held up the toll collector early on tuesday. here's why it is such a bold move. it is packed with cameras. >>haaziq: it is common for these use stolen vehicles in these crimes and then dump the vehicles. chp investigators say there are following up several strong leads in this recent case and have increased their presence in the areas surrounding the toll plaza. >>catherine: in the middle of a chaotic rush hour, a packed commuter train crashed into a downtown station. 49 people were killed and hundreds injured. the passenger cars are crumbling around them. windows were exploding. the cause of this was not clear but some passengers say the conductor had been struggling with the brakes before the crash. they al

. >>> marin county officials are getting ready for an occupy protest at san quentin state prison.emonstrators plan to gather monday afternoon for part of a national day of solidarity with prison hunger-strikers. sheriff oles say main street will be closed. starting noon tomorrow and all through monday. parts of east sir francis drake boulevard and east francisco boulevard will be temporary no- park, zones. >>> a sheriff in arizona who has campaigned for republican presidential candidate mitt romney was forced to discuss his sexual orientation today as he respond toddlegations made by an ex-lover. pineal sheriff babeau denied that he threatened the man a mexican national with deportation if he made thinks past relationship public. >> these allegations that were in one of these newspapers are absolutely, completely false. except for the issues that refer to me as being gay. because that is the truth. i am gay. >>> babeau was the first-term sheriff and republican candidate for congress. he is running on a platform opposed to illegal immigration and smuggling. the sheriff says he woul

. >> darryl "big d" wright is serving hard time at california's aging san quentin state prison.. >> we have three barbers in here. we're pretty steady. you know, they come in. one of us try to be here at all times. so we all have to know how to cut all kind of hair. >> as with any barber, it's important to keep the customers satisfied. that's especially true when your clients are inmates. >> you know, occasionally guys, they drop by and want to give you a little something if you give a good haircut, you know? want to give you a soup or something like that or a canned good or something like that. it's not a mandatory thing but they won't let you refuse them. you know what i'm saying? they won't let you refuse them. >> barber shops have been a favorite stop for "lockup" crews at prisons nationwide. >> any man that walks through the door can get a haircut and he'll get a good haircut. he might not get a whole lot of layers and feathers and all that, but he'll get a good haircut. >> we met willard lucas at indiana state prison. he had been working the same chair for 26 years. >> my

san quentin and left peacefully. >> reporter: they called it occupy san quentin. people rallied this afternoon outside the prison gates, calling the justest system an injustice system. >> building more schools. >> it is like a cycle. >> reporter: the prison beefed up security today. because there were so many officers out front, the programs and yard activities were canceled. the road into san quentin was closed. residents couldn't leave or come back. >> as long as it remains peaceful i have no problem with people being here. >> reporter: among those here were the three american hikers held in an iranian prison. >> i am here to speak outagainst solitary confinement. >> reporter: officials told us they deny prisoners are treated inhumanely. many here mentioned the hunger strike last year over conditions they called torchious and they say there are too many nonviolent felons locked up. >> looking at all of the thousands of folks that ain't got an act of violence. >> a lot of injustice going on. >> reporter: protesters urged people to contact governor jerry brown's office demanding reform. rob roth, ktvu channel 2

ktvu allie rasmus is live outside san quentin prison. >> reporter: mike shermantine is on death row hereore of his victims continues. the san joaquin county spokesman says 30 members from his office and from the state department of justice crime lab are in the town of linden right now. that is where yesterday they discovered part of a skull and human bones near an abandoned well 35 feet below the ground. on thursday and friday nearby calveras county remains belonging to a 25-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl were discover the. the town of linden is where shermantine and his childhood friend loren grew up. they were called the speed freak killers because of their methamphetamine use. they were convicted of seven murders between them but they are suspected of having anywhere from 15-20 victims who's bodies were never located. they are using a map that shermantine drew to show where those remains are. three sets of remains have been found. we asked the sheriffs specksman if they were expecting to find more today. >> it appears it's entirely likely as far as we won't know who we have or ac

prisoners. the occupy san quentin demonstration will take place at the east gate of the prison from noon to 3:00. it's part after day in support of inmates condemning what they call the destructive impact of imprisonment. because of today's rally san quentin's village's main street will be closed to traffic and there will be no parking along east sir francis drake and east francisco boulevard. >> a controversial new program has parents feeling upset. it allows kids as young as 12 to get free condoms in the mail. the program is available to kids between 12 and 19 who live in alameda county and parts of san francisco. it's supposed to -- it's supported by public health officials and is partly funded with federal money. each teen that applies gets ten condoms in a nondescript envelope and information about sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy. critics say it encourages kids to have sex. >> the young adults, and responsibility for children should be on the parents. >> kids are going to have sex regardless, and i would rather see them do it with condoms than doing it recklessly without pr

spend time visiting a maximum security prison and you might just find yourself re-evaluating your waistline and your commitment to the gym. when we visited san quentinow committed some of the 5,000 inmates were to their workouts. the state of california banned free weights from the rec yard for security reasons, but that didn't deter anyone from lifting. >> it's weights. >> yeah? >> that's how we work out. we got water bags. >> how much does it weigh? >> about 30 pounds. >> not very much. >> there it is. >> some of the challenges of working out in prison aren't only about the access to the equipment you have or don't have, but it's also the kind of restrictions you have. oftentimes these prisons go on lockdown and people are kept in their cells or housing units for long periods of time and not really allowed out. but they still always find a way to work out. >> this is about 55 or 60 pounds. >> and in a world where fist fights are all too real, many inmates incorporate shadow boxing into their workouts. but jamie, a former jujitsu instructor doing time at indiana state prison went beyond just punching air. >> this is a makeshift punching bag since w

san quentin is when someone is being executed. not today. ktvu's rob roth tells us what they were demanding this afternoon outside the prison gates. rob? >> reporter: in the past two hours the road to san quentin has been reopened and the prison is returning to normal routine after hundreds of people rallied to support prisoner's rights. >> reporter: hundreds merge with members of occupy oakland to occupy san quentin. they demanded an end to the death penality and say there are few opportunities for those who get out. >> have you ever been convict offend felony? -- victed of a felony -- convicted of a felony. >> reporter: three american hikers held in an iranian prison. >> i know what that is like to have no control. it is a terrible place to be. >> reporter: law enforcement were in position incase protesters tried to storm the gates. for prisoners all activities were canceled. the post office was covered with protective plywood in case of troubles and the roads were closed. people who live here couldn't drive out or back in. >> interrupted by holiday, my one day off from work. but i kind -- it is making me pay attention to what is goin