pronounced dead taking yen admitted and then friday morning at 910 a m pronounced dead this a san quentin prison spokesperson >> he passed away from natural causes the actual

in. >>> built in 1852, and home to >>> built in 1852, and home to california's death row, san quentin state prisonue 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. >> what we need you to understand, you're in 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? >> yeah. >> 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 was 15 years old for murder. >> davi

ramirez was convicted of 13 murders and sentenced to death row at san quentin prison. that is where mike mibach joins us live with more on how ramirez terrorized california. >> reporter: summer '85, i remember having to shut the windows at the house. ultimately it was here right in marin county where the night stalker richard ramirez died at 9:10 this morning. the aviators, the long, wavy, black hair. >> i think i was 6 or 7. booby trapping the house. >> reporter: even today the night stalker gives stefanie a cold chill of fear. >> it was sleepless nights and being very scared. >> reporter: richard ramirez terrorized californians for months in 1984-85. he preyed at night. left satanic signs at murder scenes. killed at least 13 people. the victims were raped, strangled, slashed or shot. the killing spree ended when he was captured in southern california in 1985. four years later he was sentenced to death and sent to san quentin. >> he's been very reserved for the last several years. hasn't went to the yard and exercised. >> reporter: sam robin son said he guarded ramire

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. i

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 from the prison system in a matter of about four days. >> you know what, for the record, show that these

prisons, dangerous, often deadly. there are 2 million people doing time. every day is a battle to survive and to maintain order. >> down on your feet, now! >> among the nation's most notorious institutions, san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside, where gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." many >> probably next to an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives. keeping in touch with their loved ones. >> i don't like coming here, but i have to so i can see him. >> for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy. and for others, a business transaction. >> a lot of drugs come in through the visiting room. a lot of drugs. >> you don't want to be here, man. >> and then the hustle just like the bona fide, hustler with the web and then with the two hands, like you said. >> the money. >> money in one hand, dice coming out the other. >> it's going to be hard. make sure that i do it, though, because if someone else does it, it's going to be different. >> no, i know. >> everybody hates prison. society hates prison. it's part of life. i've got to accept the things i put myself in.

he had been on death row at san quentin state prison since he was convicted in 99 of 13 murders. r people, one from san mateo county and three from sacramento county are under arrest this morning for their alleged involvement in a prostitution ring in northern california. after a five month investigation, the state department of justice says, two men into women were smuggling of chinese women from overseas, or the boston new york area, and rotate them out about every 10 days. one of the homes allegedly used for the human sex trafficking and prostitution ring was in south san francisco. >>james: police are trying to track down the thieves who stole 11 go-karts from the valley christian center in dublin and two weeks ago. these are pictures of some of this on go-karts. the incident was reported on june 3rd. police said zero cars had been taken from a locked storage container and the church is part and lot. the vehicles are worth between 1000 into the dollars each and were used by the members of the youth ministry program. it to go kart motors and other income were also stolen. a zer

. >>> today you can walk out of san quentin prison, you can walk out of chino, l.a. central county jail and ask all the ammunition you like, no questions asked. >> this bill one of seven gun control bills the senate passed and now goes to the assembly. >>> a a surfer is being hailed as a hero after he saved an infant who fell into the ocean in southern california. patrick watson was skim boarding in laguna beach last week. that is when strong waves about five feet high knocked a baby out of her mother's arms and into the water. watson says he saw a flash of something next to him, so he fished around and grabbed what felt like a diaper. he pulled out the baby and handed her to her mother. >> i'll never forget, she was looking at me like just total desperation, just shaking and screaming my baby. she had her baby, she was looking at her fingers and toes and saying thank you. she was trying to say thank you, but she was just so distraught. >> the baby was in the water for only about 20 seconds. she was crying and appeared fine after the ordeal. >>> watch em go. this wee

pronounced dead taking yen admitted and then friday morning at 910 a m pronounced dead this a san quentin prison spokesperson >> he passed away from natural causes the actual autopsy is under way. >> could this have been a suicide? or someone had made him sick? >> no. >> reporter: but he did talk about how he had been like at san quentin. >> he was serving a model inmate while he was here. he had prevention of contraband of items that he should not have said. he was not necessarily a nice guy behind san quentin. >> reporter: ramirez was locked up in the adjustments center. promises said that he spent much of his time writing letters, lots of them. received and sent out dozens of letters every week. ramirez had become withdrawn should refusing to see anyone anyone and keep accurate including his wife. >> reporter: the lieutenant is offering even more details about america's life behind bars. i will have that news coming not including how he treated the other inmates and privileges because of his privileges rejected because of his behavior. kron 4 news >> reporter: richard ramirez was born and hel

prisons. dangerous, often deadly. there are 2 million people doing time. every day is a battle to survive and to maintain order. >> down on your feet, down! >> among the nation's most notorious institutions, san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> san quentin is home to more than 5,000 inmates ranging from the most violent offenders in california. >> i'll rob you in a minute. don't get me wrong. >> 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 staff members. >> it's forced to house a dangerous mix of high and low risk inmates. >> you got the drugs. you got the inmate manufactured 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 perman

he had been on death row at san quentin state prison since he was convicted in 1989 of 13 murders. the 2009 homecoming gang rape and richmond continues this morning. yesterday, for the first time, jurors heard testimony from the woman who was attacked. she said she does not remember much that night, only that she woke up and a hospital in " excruciating pain ". suspect jose montano and marcellus peter are among six people accused of ripping the victim, who was 16 at the time. already say she was beaten, robbed and sexually abused over two hours while as many as 20 people lost. the victim the night defended claims of drinking alcohol with them before the attack. >>darya: police are trying to track down the peace of soul 11 go-karts from the valley christian center in dublin. these are pictures of some of the solar go- karts. the incident was reported on june 3rd. police said the brokers had been taken from a locked storage container and the church as parking lot, the vehicles are worth up to two bulldog: ahh, the dog days bulldog: ahh, the dog days of summer... time to celebrate wit

. >> 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

every single one of those businessmen are prisoners at california san quentin. murders and thieves and addicts in a past life working to re rehabilitate themselves. the program to turn prisoners into pitch men is the brain child of venture capitalists chris red and his wife. the pair teach a small group of prisoners business from planning to profits to presentation. >> good morning. my name -- >> culminating in this prison pitch day before real life venture capitalists an business leaders. the ideas pitched are smart, focused and many are fundable. >> thank you. >>. [ applause ] >> chris calls his prison program the last mile because it's the last mile between incarceration and success that trips so many people. how did this start? what was the genesis of this idea? >> several years ago, it was about three years ago i was invited in to san quentin to speak to men about business and entrepreneurship. i had never been in a prison before. i was intrigued by the opportunity and really my perception was a bunch of guys there with very little hope and very little prosp

he had been on death row at san quentin state prison since he was convicted in 1989 of 13 murders. >>he trial for the 2009 homecoming a gang rape and richmond continues this morning. yesterday, for the first time, jurors heard testimony from the woman who was attacked. she said this does not remember much of that night, only this will open a hospital in pain. suspects jose montano and marcelles peter are among six people accused of raping the victim. but 46 he was beaten, robbed and sexually abused over two hours while as many as 20 people watch. if the victim denied the defendants' claims of drinking alcohol and them before the attack. >> police are trying to track down these who stole a 11 go-karts from the valley christian center in dublin. these are pictures of some of the stolen go-karts. the incident was reported on june 3rd. police said that the go-karts had been taken from a locked storage container in the charges parking lot. the vehicles are worth up to $2,000 each. a surveillance camera captured video of the midsize cars and a bill similar to a moving truck leaving the scen

he had been on death row at san quentin state prison since he was convicted in 1989 of 13 murders. >> a taxi ride turns into a violent attack. a taxi driver choked and robbed one of his passengers around 1-am sunday morning after an argument over the tip. it happened here on waller street near san francisco's buena vista park. just south of the panhandle between divisadero and masonic. 37-year-old male passenger asked for his change back.which would mean no tip. the driver and passenger started arguing, the passenger took off.and the driver ran after him. police say the driver choked the passenger.got back in his cab and took off. driver described as a balding white man with a muscular build between the ages of 30 and 40. the passenger says he was driving a white taxi with red lettering. >> pam: a major sewage leak at the coliseum. sends players running for cover during the a's weekend home stand. the oakland a's beat the seattle mariners on sunday only to have the victory spoiled by a massive sewage leak flooding both clubhouses and locker rooms ans sending players from both teams re

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 type of environment and then you release them to the street. what do you expect? >>> 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. ok so i've been having an affair of sorts with greek nonfat yogurt loaded with protein 0% fat that thick creamy texture, i was in trouble. look i'm in a committed relationship with activia and i've been happy and so has my digestive system. now i'm even happier since activia greek showed up because now i get to have my first love and my greek passion together, what i call a healthy marriage. activia greek. the feel good greek. ♪ dannon ♪ >>> every day in america's prisons, correctional officers are searching for them. >> a lot of these weapons were confiscated on the yards. >> in pr

prisons. dangerous, often deadly. there are 2 million people doing time. every day is a battle to survive and to maintain order. >> down on your feet, down! >> among the nation's most notorious institutions, san quentinr boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay."

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

. >>> richard ramirez the serial killer has died while on death row at san quentin state prison. he was convicted in 1989 on 13 counts of murder, sexual assault and other charges. during the 1980s he committed a string of horrific murders, mutilating his victims bodies. prison officials say he died of natural causes linked to liver disease. he was 53. >>> the personal information of thousands of patients at three bay area hospitals may have been stolen. authorities only found out about it because of a drug bust in oakland almost a month ago. jade hernandez to tell us who is affected and the letter that they're going to be receiving in the next couple of days. >> reporter: this is a case of identity theft which began as a drug bust in oakland. the identities of nearly 5000 hospital patients have been compromised. patient notifications go out today. sutter health east bay region notified the public. patients had personal information taken from the hospital. the information may include social security number, employer, address and birthday. it concerns patients from three different

few, though, made as lasting an impression on us at solon league of california's san quentin state prison a third timer. he's a first timer, he got 12 years. 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.

. >>> one of the most famous prison inmates at san quentin have died. we're talking about richard ramirez. he committed a string of murders and rapes that terrorized the bay area back in 1984 and 85. it estimated he killed 13 people. his crime spree ended in east l.a. when neighbors recognized him during a carjacking. they beat him and held him until police arrived. >> still ahead at 5:00, an access caught in the role of a lifetime. >>> death threats over doughnuts. the give away plan that had one baker risking his life. >> plus a-list stars and athletes are banning together to save her life. for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created... a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more.. low and no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know... exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks... with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories... america's beverage companies are delivering. they have no idea

san quentin. he wasn't the model prisoner. he was caught with contraband, involved in altercations, even exposed himself to corrections officers. but within the last several years, we're told, he really withdrew and spent most of his time in his prison cell. this morning he died a lonely death before the state had a chance to execute him. >> this morning at 9:10 a.m., he passed away from natural causes. >> reporter: after 24 years on death row the devil wore shipping serial killer known as the night stalker has died. san quentin officials say 53-year-old richard ramirez took his last breath at marin general hospital this morning after falling ill within the last couple of weeks. >> there was no family there.v next of kin has been notified. he was by himself. >> if you looked up evil in the dictionary, there might have been a picture of richard there. >> reporter: the world's a better place now that ramirez is gone. sur was charged with finding ramirez after he committed a number of crimes in san francisco including shooting an

he was sentenced to san quentin's death row. prison officials say he died of natural causes. night stalker richard ramirez died at age 53. >>> valedictorian roy costner iv was told the school rules were no prayer at graduation. you can't talk about your religion during your big speech. well, might have heard that didn't sit well with roy because he said god is the biggest part of his life. he had a preapproved speech prepared. but as you're about to see, he ripped it up, and did this instead. >> i got another one here. most of you will understand what i'm saying. our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done -- >> fdefight the rulying the rul. you hear him reciting the lord's prayer. these are school administrators and teachers. but it was no shock to roy's dad, who is a pastor. roy had sought his dad's advice and his father told us what that advise was. >> my son came to me with his speech that had the words prayer in it. and i said, look, if you're doing this for political reasons, don't. but if you're doing it because you feel led

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prison tattoos can cause trouble. 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. moment that i first set eyes on curtis algire. it's really quite shocking to see the ss lightning bolts, swastikas, nazi imagery, and peeking ou

closest to san quentin and attempted to -- well, we're not sure exactly what he was attempting to do, but the outcome of that encounter was that a judge was killed, jurors were wounded, and prisoners were killed. i was charged then -- because of the fact that my weapons were found on the scene -- with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy. >> tell us more. >> one of the things about this story -- so many young people at that time, the revolution was around a corner. how do you explain that to an audience who has no idea. you have to chuckle at. it is the vietnam war, kids are protesting against the war, protesting for women's rights, the panthers spark are becoming very popular as well. part of the urgency to create change among millions of young people across races was to arm themselves in self protection and particularly the panthers. having a gun was in fashion, very invoke -- in vogue. what happens with angeles is that she's teaching at the university of california and she decides to become a communist. she joins. ronald reagan is governor of that state. he pretty much says not on my watch, not at a state institution, not with my dollars, and tries to get her fired. this gives he