San Quentin Prison: The Home of Death Quiz

Answer: San Francisco, California

San Quentin is a very well-known and old prison. Its cell bars were opened for the first time in July 1852, covering 432 acres.

Answer: False

When crime was at an all-time high during the gold rush, the prison was built. During the day light hours, inmates worked hard on building San Quentin. At night, they were housed on a ship.

Answer: False

Females have not been at San Quentin since 1933. They now have prisons for females occupants only.

Answer: 94964

The zip code for San Francisco is 94974. Beverly Hills, California is 90210.

Answer: Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash and his band, with the back-up vocal help of the Carter Family and Statler Brothers', performed the first of three free concerts at San Quentin. It was a hit with all, especially Merle Haggard, an inmate. He began pursuing his own singing career after hearing Cash perform. Haggard had been sentenced to 15 years at the tender age of 19 years old for grand theft auto and armed robbery.

He was pardoned in March 1972, having served only three years of his original sentence. He became as famous as Cash in the country music business.

His pardon can be viewed at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Answer: pale green

It is a pale green, metal, octagonal box that includes double chairs. Executions have been carried out at the same time.

Answer: True

The state of California ruled in 1994 to outlaw the gas chamber. But according to Wikipedia, a criminal who has been convicted and sentenced to death does have the right to choose between the two. Since the lethal injection is the more popular method used now, most have not chosen the gas chamber.

Answer: Laci

On December 24, 2002, the media announced, what is today, the most talked about search for anyone in history, that a late term pregnant woman named Laci Peterson was missing. "NBC News" complied that DNA analysis proved in late April 2003, after the bodies had been discovered, that Laci and her unborn son had, in fact, been murdered. According to a documentary on the "A and E Channel", guards have to keep Scott far away from the other prisoners'. One inmate even stated that, "he'd be a trophy".

Answer: False

Prison inmates are notorious for making weapons out of anything they can get their hands on. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from the popular television program, teamed up to research the paper crossbow.
The "Wikipedia Encyclopedia" states that "a paper crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on the stock that shoots projectiles". The team concluded, if a vital area of the body was hit directly, it was possible that death could occur.

Answer: The House at San Quentin

According to www.rongreene.com/thehouse, a cheerful, yellow house was founded in 1975, offering help and programs for children whose family is at San Quentin. It is operated by a non profit agency. Many dedicated people volunteer help at the San Quentin House.