Inside San Quentin’s Death Row | KQED Newsroom

California has nearly 750 inmates on death row, more than any other state in the nation. The vast majority are in San Quentin. KQED and other media were recently granted a rare opportunity to tour the prison’s death row and speak with inmates. It was the first such tour in over a decade.

[skips_tnikey]

The gang member forgot to mention he shot a 10 year old

[benjiarehart]

"I've been in prison 35 years" A statement I pray I never have to say. I keep being a law abiding citizen, and hearing this just makes me want to be an even better person.

[danni]

It cracks me up when I hear serial killers say "I don't believe in the death penalty". SMH.

[cloakofanonymity]

Big tough gangster kills 4 including a 10 yr. old boy and he's scared to die.
True definition of a coward.

[slip-yphg]

Once you read the convictions, you don't believe a word of their dribble.

[jasontruckinaround]

"I've made some friends in here but most of them are dead now💀"

[ruendyibarra]

That Charles Ray guy killed my 10 year old friend I clearly remember that day when the massacre happened I was there a couple of seconds after the shooting happened.

[hotlegshoolihan]

I like watching these vids before I walk into my shitty job. It makes me think I dont have it so bad. Besides, nobody is forcing me to be here. I can just walk out if I want to.

[chrishulk]

That prisoner at 0:39 directly in front of the camera with the CDCR prisoner printed Jacket is Scott Peterson the animal that killed his wife Laci and their unborn child on Christmas Eve 2002. I know this because a few seconds before this was filmed he was playing ball he then saw the film crew and turned his back and stopped playing in an effort to display that he was not involved in activities and as such was having a bad time in jail.

He is very guilty of his awful crime as he's not very clever and was found living in his car with $15, 000, dyed hair\beard with his brothers license. Actions of a man with no guilt? Eye right and I'm a China man. Scott had another woman that was bought up to speed by her friends telling her that her new boyfriend is all over the news for murder of his wife and and son. How lucky is she?

He's about due to be executed soon which will hopefully give Laci's loved ones some kind of closure.

[abelaldrich]

this makes u realize our lives arent that bad Praise The Lord

[carlista]

"Death row ain't no joke, it can humble the hardest of prisoners".

[larrylechat]

I would rather die than spending my life in prison

[La_to_the_Bay]

You know life messed up when you jamming to a harmonica

[joefran]

I feel so sorry for none of these killers.

[paradox]

"In a closed society where everybody is guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world full of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." - Hunter S. Thompson

[sp]

I'll have to remember how hard it is for these guys when I'm on my way to work at 6am

[anjdog]

What death penalty? Guys on death row 10, 20 30, years.

[plutoplatters]

I love watching these videos when i'm feeling a tad bored. It makes me feel better.

[matthewviramontes]

Everyone has a death penalty. Most of us just don't know how or when it's gonna happen.

[stever]

I wouldn't have a moral problem with executing most of those guys, but the problem is that the wrong people have been executed many times in the past. It's not an easy problem to fix, either. Lazy or incompetent cops are not that uncommon. Closing cases looks good on their records, leads to promotions, raises, status, etc.