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The transfer of more than two dozen death row inmates from San Quentin under a new state program has prompted outcry from city officials, who are urging the state to send them elsewhere due to public safety issues.
Twenty-six condemned inmates have been transferred to the 83-year-old prison, which is in a deteriorated state. And more may be on the way.
More than two dozen condemned inmates from San Quentin's death row have been transferred to the California Institution for Men in Chino, prompting safety concerns from the city's mayor and police department.
In some cases, these inmates will be moved to lower-level security prisons and gain more freedom.