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

i literally found myself in san quentin state prison. it is not the place you want to beat or vacation to. anyway -- it is not a place you want to be or vacation to. that is a bit about my background. as a community member and us youth in the community using the services, i am amazed that i am still your speaking to you. at my age, there are couple places a young person could be. prison, dead, the street, on drugs. i am fortunate not to be in any of those places. i chose to go to school. school has been my savior in real life. [applause] it has been a struggle. honestly, i could be in other places instead of your speaking to you. when you make these budget decisions, keep in mind that education is the future. education does save people. it saved me. i am alive. [applause] supervisor campos: a queue. one of the recurring themes we're hearing from the speakers -- thank you. one of the recurring themes we're hearing from the speakers is the the programs are literally saving lives. how do we deal with that as a city? last year, we added abou

live at san quentin state prison. >>> police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened this afternoon t was on bancroft avenue at about 12:15. they say it appears the victim was driving at the time. he crashed into car as few cars away. they took him to eastmont hospital. he died a short time later. no arrests have been made. this this is the 54th homicide of the year. >>> the main suspect in the beating of a giant's fan will not get out of jail. the 31-year-old was ordered to prison on a parole violation and having access to a weapon. they have not charged him with the march 31st attack outside of the stadium which left the 42-year-old paramedic from a coma. his attorney said he will appeal the decision. >>> the u.s. supreme court threw out a sex discrimination lawsuit against wal-mart today. the woman who filed the suit works at a wal-mart in pittsburgh. we got her reaction earlier today. >> reporter: she started the largest sex discrimination class action lawsuit in u.s. history. but this morning the supreme court tossed it out after a 10- year battle. >> today corporate america ha

prison? 200, according to the department of correction 200,000 children are a parent either inside here in san quentin or another prison in the state of california. >> they look at their dad, trying to see themselves reflected in their father's eyes, in his features. >> reporter: she founded "get on the bus, "providing free transportation for children of innates. carter is stalking about his dad, a man who could spend the rest of his life in prison. a man who says he is proud to still be a dad. >> some of my family members share with me how lucky i am that i have a son like him. >> reporter: smiles behind the walls of san quentin on this father's day weekend. mike-banff, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mexican drug traffickers are getting creative. the us border patrol says smugglers are using ultralight airplane as to drop hundreds ever pounds of marijuana at a time into the usment agents say the number of aircrafts illegally crossing into the us nearly doubled last year with 228 cases reported. >>> health officials confirm the first case the e.coli virus being spread through human to human contact in the deadly german outbreak. german o

according to the department of prison, 200,000 children have a parent either inside here in san quentin or in another prison in the state of california. >> they look at their dad, trying to see themselves reflected in their father's eyes, if his features. >> reporter: susan provided get on the bus, providing free transportation for children of inmates. marquis carter is talking about his dad, a man who could spend the rest of his life in prison. a man who says he's still proud to be a dad. >> some of my family members share with me how lucky i am that i have a son like him. >> reporter: smiles behind the walls of san quentin on this father's day weekend. >>> well, a florida man has given his son a life-saving gift this father's day, one of his kidneys. his 24-year-old son has had kidney problems his whole life. about a year ago, his doctors decided he needed a transplant. when brian's father stepped in and volunteered to donate one of his kidneys to save his son. >> i have no idea how to say thank you. what sort of father's day gift can live up to this? >> not your every day gift. i just want him to have as good a life