San quentin state prison

San Quentin State Prison, maximum-security correctional facility for men in San Quentin, near San Francisco, California.

1. In 1986, a French convict named Michel Vaujour used oranges painted like grenades to escape prison via a helicopter which was piloted by his wife who took flight lessons solely for his escape.

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Female inmates of San Quentin State Prison.

Orlando Ponce was arrested, accused of forcible penetration of an unconscious person, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said.

Descendants of Frank Seppi, incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in 1903, recently contacted the prison museum to learn more about him.

From love poems to legal research, San Quentin's library offers inmates glimpses of the world beyond prison walls.

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