, extended stay." >> in america's prisons, violence is a way of life. san quentin, the oldest prison in california, has one of the longest histories of violence. >> there's fistfights going on, guys getting beat up pretty good. >> whether it's an inmate fresh off the street -- >> i refuse to be disrespected by anybody. >> a gang dropout in protective custody. >> a gang fight a couple of days ago. >> officer deed is trying to maintain order. >> he was going for the jugular but he just missed. >> they've all fallen victim of violent attacks. in the three months we were at san quentin, we saw our fair share. ♪ i pray to god i don't die for the wrong people ♪ >> administrative segregation, otherwise known as ad seg, is a unit mainly reserved for the worst of the worst offenders at san quentin. >> it's a place they need to be, they need to be separated from the general population. >> ad seg inmates live in single man cells, on lockdown 23 hours a day and handcuffed and escorted by officers for all moves. >> san quentin [ bleep ] is my life. >> darryl samuels is being ho

the campaign to end the death penalty sent a questionnaire into over 200 prisoners in san quentin, seekingtheir thoughts about this measure known as the safe act. this is part of prisoner darrell lomax's's response saying -- "woodford aspires to sell the california voter a dream of ending the death penalty and saving our cash strapped government money, when in fact she really wants to redirect the money saved from denying prisoners the right to appeal their sentence and conviction into law on first and agencies." your response? >> anybody could have convicted the -- anybody convicted of a felony is entitled to to an appeal. i do want to see more police on the streets because we know that is what keeps us safer. i also want to see rape kits being processed so we can solve these crimes. i want to see an improvement and are crime labs. we need to bring justice that works for all those in california, and that is what proposition 34 does. >> ward and woodford, you presided over four executions at san quentin. can you describe them in your feelings today? >> i think i can sum it up by saying at

easy. >>> within the walls of san quentin prison, each inmate has to find his own way to get through cape the realities of prison life. >> for now i'm going down to the baseball field, see what's going on. thanks. this year, i'll be playing for the san quentin giants. and i'll be a starting left fielder. >> hey, guys, listen, breathe. make him throw strikes to you. here we go. san quentin giants baseball. come on. >> let's go, let's go. >> let's go now. >> one for a single. one for a home run. >> when i first got in in 2003, there was the giants and the pirates. so i went out there for the pirates. >> he don't even want to throw a strike, curtis. he don't even want to throw a strike. >> first day, i suit up in pirates uniform. i felt like i was a kid again. >> let's go. stay focused. >> attack mode, baby, attack mode. >> being familiar with something i grew up with, playing baseball. and so i felt alive at that point. baseball, no matter where you are, in prison or on the street, it's baseball. >> yeah. >> go, go! get him, get him! he's out of there. whoo-hoo! >> my year, i hope to hi

." >>> the number of units here at san quentin has grown beyond the capacity of this prison and what it was designed for. >> free us. free us. >> i took sociology in college. and you can stack a bunch of rats together. eventually they start eating each other. >> with the age of the building the way it's set up, almost anything you do, you're in direct contact with the inmates. >> it doesn't matter how much staff we have. they will erupt if it's going to. >> mentality of most inmates, have issues, i'm on death row, and there's nothing you can do to me. if i assault you today, there's nothing they'll do to me tomorrow. that's their mentality, you can only kill me once. >> san quentin prison in california is home to some notorious killers -- scott peterson, who was sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, laci, is perhaps the best known. but the facility also houses richard ramirez, better known as the night stalker, and richard allen davis, polly klaas' killer. the prison is more than 150 years old. the walls are crumbling. and the institution is outdated, contributing to an o

here at san quentin prison. for these inmates it's three strikes and they're in for life. what you're seeing is a weekly group therapy program run by convicts called hope for three strikers. >> after my military stent i started using cocaine and it was all bad after that. >> reporter: these are just a few dozen of the 8,000 california inmates serving life sentences under three strikes a law approved by voters in 1994, but proposition 36 on this november's ballot would modify three strikes. it would require the third strike to be not just for any felony but for a violent or serious crime. if the measure passes some 3,000 three strikers could be released if the judge agrees. one of the odds of mcsween. his strikes one and two are for burglary, the third petty theft. >> i've learned, i want to live my life and i don't want to live it here. i think i have too much to offer to society out there. >> reporter: michael romano is the coauthor of proposition 36. >> there's too many people that are clogging our prisons. >> we want somebody with a small drug possession arrest to go to

i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believe that education is the key. we all need to sit at the table. i do not believe in segregation for inmates. they need to tear that barrier down and put people together, no matter what. when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inmates. it is hispanic, pacific islanders, white, native americans, it is everybody. when they leave that room, they go back to their communities that are segregated. they, too, do not like it. it is a barrier that has to be torn down. i know it works. being in there for the last four years, we make it a point that everybody mixes up, even the seating. you do not just sit with a black person or a white person. it

i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations

san quentin. >> some people might look at 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. >>> san quentin state prison the edge of san francisco bay. surrounded by city but shrouded in a mystique that's fed 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 one of these 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 beneath 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 batma

. >> san quentin state prison sits on the edge of san francisco bay. shroud in a mystique that is fed by the fortress-like architecture and an infamous history dating back to 1852. >> the first time i walked into san quentin, it looked like a place where time forgot. it was like an old movie. the walls were crumbling and it was dark and depressing and the cells were stacked on each other one by one, packed with people and had the most creepy feeling you could imagine. >> while san quentin produces images that are haunting to some, there others who find inspiration beneath the facade. >> the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds growing up out of the cracks. i always find that interesting because you got life that always seems to push up. >> when are we met ronnie goodman, he was in the seventh year of a 10-year sentence for burglary. >> i started drawing when i was 6 or 7 years old. my cousin, he drew a picture of bat man and i was like what is that? it was like a magic trick. he started teaching me how to draw and after that i just

. >> we met phillip in san quentin prison in california. and he really stood out as this young kid in a very hardcore old-school prison. his life was at a pretty precarious point, but he also remained sort of optimistic. >> from the second i got in trouble to this moment in time, i know god put me in this cell for a reason. whatever it is, i don't know at this time. maybe it was just to give me time to realize what i was doing. or who knows? maybe there's something inside this time that i'm going to do that's going to put me into perspective and make he realize stuff. i don't know. but i'm in here for a reason other for than the crime that i did, that god has a plan for me. i'll be all right. i'm going to make it. >> you're moving my head that way. >> i'm not moving it, you're moving it. >> i said i want a nice little haircut and he gives me a bald head. >> kirkpatrick rejected the lessons he had learned from his biological family at a very young age. that's when all his problems began. >> my mom gave me the best advice that she could. every

it has housed some of the most famous criminal faces, charles manston had two stints at san quentin prison currently on death row for the murder. polly klaas and scott peterson awaits his execution for the death of

prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup: san quentin -- extended stay." as the oldest prison in california, san quentin is steeped in a violent history. >> out in the yard. take a hole. >> taking in and distributing inmates from 17 counties, its criminal population changes almost every day. >> just keeping this place functional is an enormous effort. >> the prison uses a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order. but inmates often operate under a different code of conduct. >> the inmates have what they call prison politics here and the gangs control all of that. they have literally written rules and regulations and the repercussions for not following those rules are serious. >> anyone that's active, they are going to hit me if they see me. they are going to kill me, try to slice me. >> sir, sir, sir, back up, back up, back up. watch where you're walking. there's blood. careful, there's blood on the ground. >> the inmate had a serious cut. almost all the way around the side of his head. and a serious cut across his neck. looks

new tonight: san quentin state prison is on medical lockdown, because of a chickenpox outbreak. at least 2 inmates have gotten sick. a spokesman says the prison has been locked down since last friday. only employees are allowed to enr and leave. (new1) just 15 minutes ago, we lead that the guy who used the gs celebration to smash up a mi bus is under arrest. and yon thank people disgusted by hs actions and plastered his mg all over facebook. c-b-s 5 reporter liz cook on the val who went viral. liz: the giants won the world series.. and a guy in a gias cap did this: 48:20 jason villaverde its just kind ofd kind of ruined the moment fr us. jason villaverde could't believe that a guy who supposedly is a giants fan d take what looks like a barre putting the finishing touchn tomorrow's parade. and countless likes and comments later. >> there's a mob mentality of saying let's go get this guy. >> reporter: jason and his family hope this kind of violence. tomo greggly tyler is facing two felony charges and earlier today the da said he is showing no mercy when it comes to prosecuting the

. >>> new tonight san quentin state prison is on medical lockdown because of a chickenpox outbreak.rison has been locked down since last friday. only employees are allowed to enter and leave. >> just 15 minutes ago we learned that the genius who used the giants celebration to smash up a bus is under arrest. you can thank people disgusted by his actions and plastering his mug all over facebook. liz cook on the vandal who went viral. >> reporter: he's 22 years old from san francisco. police say he is the guy in the center of the now infamous picture that shows the ugly side of the giants celebration on sunday. police say a facebook campaign may have helped lead to his arrest. the giants won the world series and a guy in a giants cap did this. >> it's bad. marred a great moment for us. >> reporter: jason couldn't believe a guy who supposedly is a giants fan would use what looks to be a barricade to smash a bus. >> i saw a few friends posting that picture. >> it's pretty out there. it's pretty viral. >> reporter: the original picture was taken by the san francisco chronicle. owner of th

plan has been sponsored by the san quentin news. >> reporter: duffy closed the dungeons and banned physical punishment. he got out on the yard and mingled with prisoners something another warden had not done before. >> san quentin go to bat for moral. >> as the 40s ended, duffey's liberal policies began to seem dubious. there were killings, escapes. governor earl warren under some pressure moved duffey out and called for tougher policies. >> reporter: in 1944 responding to a report, governor earl warren developed the department of corrections. that the time fulsome was run by plumber who was tough but enlightened. he allowed such entertainment as boxing matches with inmates doing the boxing. but the day of openly brutalizing prisoners was drawing to a close. >> as now one of the great fights in california during governor warren's tenure was over water. who would get it and how would the state get enough of it. a dam went up that created lake barriesa and destroyed the town of monticello. randy shandobil first brought us this report in 1994. >>> lake berriesa provides drinking water for people in solano county. but most people who play here 16 miles no

san quentin state prison is on medical lockdown this morning. officials say at least two inmates have come down with chicken pox since an outbreak started last friday. only employees are being allowed to enter and leave san quentin. the center for disease control says chicken pox easily spreads from infected people. >>> 4:51. coming up, now that the world series is done, it's time for the giants to get down and have some real fun. we'll show you what happened when hunter pence stopped by to hang out with conen. >>> a live look at the bay bridge. the sheen on the roadway. a new accident reported in this area. details coming up. >>> good morning to you. now the games are done, the fun has begun. >> hunter pence landing back in the area for the parade. last night, check it out, he was on conan. he talked about that hit. host conan o'brien more than determined to get to the bottom of the story. >> i didn't feel it when i hit the ball. you don't feel it. it's happening really fast obviously. i take a swing as hard as i can. just feels like i broke my

inmates at san quentin prison on a lockdown because at least two interminutes have -- have problems. the last time there was a medical lockdown in san quentin in march of last year. >>> the death of an inmate at the contra costa county jail some being investigated this morning. sheriff deputies say they tased an inmate after they tried to -- and he tried to fight him and then he was placed in a safety cell and examined by medical saf. he -- staff. he was found unresponsive two hours later. we don't know the inmate's name. deputies say he was brought into the jail by police from pin nome. a.m. sheriff's department is still searching for a 19-year-old. this is isaac bower. he suffers from schizophrenia and depression and he doesn't have toys medication. >>> it is 8:07. we want to neck with in this with sal. >> i'm sure it's getting ready. is -- ready and pretty -- it's getting busy on the ol. >> yes. this is market street new reform -- -- this is the market street. you can see all of these people are down here. we'll be all over the place. we have reporters in arlot the -- in a lot of d

prison. if they don't want me here, kick me out. >> 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. >>> every day in america's prisons correctional officers are searching for them. >> a lot of these weapons were confiscated on the yards. >> in prison slang they're known as shanks. they're the deadly weapons inmates create from behind bars, with an ingenuity that almost defies imagination. >> what they'll do is get a disposable razor, put both blades, one on each side of the toothbrush. they come across their enemy. and slice them across the neck. because the two blades are so wide apart, it just filets the individual wide open. >> inmates will do almost

if passed more than 725 prisoners would be taken off death row and sentenced to life without parole. former san quentin warden says, getting rid of the death penalty would save the state $130 million per year. >> during my time there almost 100 died of natural causes or suicide. almost 100 others had their sentences overturned after years of appeals. when you think about it, we're spending this money on a handful of individuals who are right over there at san quentin who will likely die at san quentin. and it just makes no sense. >> reporter: she believes that the constant trials and appeals hurt victims' families for a longer period of time. >> some of them asked for the death penalty and came to realize the years of appeal and reading about the offender over and over again in the newspaper was a burden to them. >> reporter: opponents of prop 34 who want to keep the death penalty say it's not about money. it's about safety. >> does it cost more for the death penalty? is it near as much? no. should it cost more than other cases in the criminal justice system? of course. it's the highest punishment. is

the state has cut some 24,000 prisoners moving them as you said from the state facility out to local facilities. that would be enough to fill san quentin six times over by moving those nonviolent, nonserious, nonsexual offenders to the county level many of whom suffered with drugs and addiction. they're trying to break a cycle that kept state and local facilities crowded for years. it's a mug shot most bay area residents are all too familiar with by now. in additi nadya locklear whose chemical dependency played out in a public way this fall. >> to have a more functional life. >> meanwhile inside the re-entry center in county facilities all across the state of california. inmates who once battled addiction problems are dealing with their issues privately and can collectively. >> who did we hurt? >> through programs that predated re-alignment but are a focal point of the policy to manage. >> in the re-entry corrections program they're getting life skill training, finishing out the ged, dealing with anger management. >> the captain says these evidence-based programs bolstered by re-alignment money from sacramento will cut down on the repe