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San Quentin State Prison The infamous San Quentin State Prison and its population of death row inmates are at the center of a property and prison rights debate in northern California's Marin County. Real estate developers and local politicians are hoping to convince state officials to move the prison elsewhere so that the spectacular peninsula on which the prison currently sits can be developed. From Marin County, Marjorie Sun reports.

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The infamous San Quentin State Prison and its population of death row inmates are at the center of a property and prison rights debate in northern California's Marin County. Real estate developers and local politicians are hoping to convince state officials to move the prison elsewhere so that the spectacular peninsula on which the prison currently sits can be developed. From Marin County, Marjorie Sun reports.