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Fortress-like architecture and an infamous history, dating back to 1852. >> the first time i walked into san quentin it looked like a place time forgot. it was like a prison you see in one of these old movies. the walls were crumbling. it was very dark. very depressing. the cells were stacked on each other, one by one, packed with people. it had the most creepy feel you could possibly imagine. >> while san quentin produces images that are haunting to some, there are others who find inspiration beneath its facade. >> the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds that's growing up...

Good natureedly thought we should give one-third of the delegates to the friends of lyndon -- was it add lay stevenson, a third to kennedy, and a third to simonton and johnson and the other p.m. so he was trying to be political and keep all sides happy. that's a lesson i take sometimes you shouldn't try to make everybody happy because by the time they get to the convention it became anarchy and my father didn't look like the leader because he didn't appoint everybody who was doing what he was doing. >> over here you have a photo of your rank ranch. talk to and this has been in your family for ...

If somebody else can, i'd be more than happy to hear them try. >> the specter of inmates refusing to leave prison, even after death. "lockup" crews have found that at other prisons, too. built in 1852, california san quentin is one of the oldest prisons we visited. >> approximately 1985, a brand new correctional officer here at ie san quentin. i was working graveyard in a section called donner. >> this officer is a member of the investigative services unit, an elite team of c.o.s who track gang activity and other threats to the institution. >> one night my partner and i were working graveyard....

I'm milissa rehberger. >> announcer: due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. built in 1852, and home to california's death row, san quentin state prison was bursting at the seams due to overcrowding, when we shot our "extended stay" series there. but san quentin had one program designed to discourage troubled teens from ever joining its ranks in the future. >> okay, gentlemen. >> through the squires program, selected inmates shared their experiences with teenagers who had already had run-ins with the

An infamous history, dating back to 1852. >> the first time i walked into san quentin it looked like a place time forgot. it was like a prison you see in one of these old movies. the walls were crumbling. it was very dark. very depressing. the cells were stacked on each other, one by one, packed with people. it had the most creepy feel you could possibly imagine. >> while san quentin produces images that are haunting to some, there are others who find inspiration beneath its facade. >> the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds that's growing up out of the cracks. and it's, y...