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San Quentin State Prison  

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  • San Quentin is California's oldest state prison and houses California's death row for male inmates (the largest in the nation). Prior to 1848, the California Territory was sparsely populated and required little in the way of law enforcement. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; San Quentin State Prison]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QDBQJN5K-T

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