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| San Quentin Prison's Waterfront Location Comes With Great Views |
| By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ - ABC NEWS Business Unit |
| Published: 03/17/2009 |
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San Quentin. The name evokes thoughts of iron bars, hardened criminals and the gas chamber. San Quentin State Prison The exercise yard for the east unit of death row comes almost to the edge of San Francisco Bay at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. Some people think it would be a great place for private homes. But if one California lawmaker has his way, the site of the state's oldest prison could one day be home to waterfront mansions and luxury condos with spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline. In what might be called the worst real estate blunder in California's history, in 1851 San Quentin State Prison was built on a then-remote peninsula at the northern end of San Francisco Bay. Today, that 432-acre spit of land is surrounded by some of the area's best real estate with breathtaking views. "Quite frankly, our inmates just don't need ocean views," said state Sen. Jeff Denham, who has been pushing to auction the 5,300-inmate prison complex to private developers. "It's one of the oldest and most inefficient prisons in the entire nation. We could sell this one and build four others at less expensive places in the state." Denham said California could get as much as $2 billion for the property, money much needed as the state struggles with a tanking economy and major budget problems. But don't go picking out that new living room furniture just yet. Denham's dream is far from a reality and many in the state say it is just that: a dream. "We very much disagree with the idea that you can sell this property for $2 billion," said Seth Unger, press secretary for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. "Furthermore, the cost to build a new prison with 5,300 beds would likely be over $2 billion and there's not any identified site in California that has open arms to housing the next death row." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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