Calif. Delays Awarding Death Row Contract
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ACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced late Wednesday that it has again delayed awarding a contract for the first phase of a new $356 million death row complex at San Quentin State Prison.
ACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced late Wednesday that it has again delayed awarding a contract for the first phase of a new $356 million death row complex at San Quentin State Prison.The extension of the period of award is for another 30 days and is the second such delay in a month.
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San Quentin Death Row Project Delayed
Officials Press Gov. to Block San Quentin Death Row Project
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — State and local officials from Marin County are hoping Gov. Jerry Brown will scrap plans to build a new $356 million death row complex at San Quentin State Prison.
Assemblyman Jared Huffman met recently with high-ranking members of the Brown administration and said he is hopeful that they will de-authorize the project in favor of cheaper alternatives.
The 541,000-square-foot complex would contain 768 cells with 1,152 beds.
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San Quentin Lawsuit
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — On the eve of the awarding of a contract for the first phase of new death row expansion project at San Quentin State Prison, a roadblock may have been thrown in the path of the proposed development.
California Moves on Death Row Project
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — In spite of opposition from two state legislators, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 
commenced the bidding process for the proposed construction of a new condemned inmate complex at San Quentin State Prison.
commenced the bidding process for the proposed construction of a new condemned inmate complex at San Quentin State Prison.A pre-bid conference was held Aug. 26 at the prison and was attended by architectural and construction firms.
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