Prisons: San Quentin

The biggest number of crimes is being commited in the United States of America also in the United States capital punishment is legalized. SAN QUENTIN is one of the most famous and notorious prisons in the world.
It was built by inmates who were housed on the prison ship during the construction in 1852 is located in the middle of one of the most affluent areas in the country - California. It has the most remarkable history of violence of any American institution. One cell block is popularly known to inmates as "Little Viet Nam." A particular outdoor passageway as "Death Alley." The latrines as "Okay Corral." Prisoners in other institutions call Quentin -- "THE ARENA."

Every year dozens of men are involved in stabbing incidents many resulting in death. There is no place to run from a threat or an enemy or from those whose tension, fear, and paranoia have become a way of life. San Quentin has a bloody reputation, a culture where violence and boredom make up life day-by-day, where gang culture, rape and silence runs deep. Guards know that inmates can make a weapon out of anything and often they do.

One of many notable inmates Richard Ramirez who is a convicted serial killer awaiting execution on California’s death row at San Quentin. Prior to his capture, Ramirez was dubbed the “Night Stalker” by the news media as he terrorized California with a series of a car and home abducts rapes and murders during the first half of 1985.
A stunning fact is that one of the female jurors who voted to convict him of 13 murders later fell in love with him and they pursued a prison relationship for a while. She wrote him nearly 75 letters during his incarceration, then after seven years Ramirez proposed to her and they were married in San Quentin. Doreen Lioy has stated that she will commit suicide when Ramirez is executed.