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Smuggled inmate letter predicts danger at San Quentin
Excerpts from smuggled letters to the San Francisco Examiner warn of troubled days ahead at San Quentin Prison, already hit by 32 stabbings this year. Inmates describe the facility as a time bomb amid overcrowding, lockdowns, and rising fear, while officials cite tighter security and transfers as contributing factors.
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San Francisco
San Quentin
San Francisco Examiner
John Ellis
Tence
Quentin
Phil Guthrie
State Department of Corrections
Guthhrie
Guthrie
California Adult Authority
Department of Corrections