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California's Death Row

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The Marin Independent Journal reported earlier this month, "$136 million requested for new death row at San Quentin."Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set aside $136 million to proceed with construction of a new death row at San Quentin State Prison. The Legislature authorized $220 million for the project in 2003, but spiraling costs prevented construction of the 768 new cells needed to relieve severe overcrowding at the prison. The latest cost estimate is $356 million - up $19 million from last year. "It relates to a need to offset inflationary and site construction costs, which include additional soil stabilization and grading," said Seth Unger, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 23, 2008 (boomark / email).