Posted on 03/17/2005 9:16:51 AM PST by LouAvul
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - They can hear the waves lapping along the shore. But most inmates on San Quentin's death row rarely catch a glimpse of the San Francisco Bay.
And that may be just fine with Scott Peterson, who was transported to San Quentin early Thursday, a day after being sentenced to death for murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body into the bay near the Berkeley Marina - about 10 miles, as the crow flies, from where he'll likely spend the rest of his life.
Peterson has become the 644th prisoner awaiting death in San Quentin's execution chamber. After his arrival, he was processed just like any other inmate, according to Corrections Department spokeswoman Terry Thornton.
After a strip-search, he was to be given a shower, a haircut and state-issued clothing. He was to be photographed and assigned a Department of Corrections identification number. Then, a counselor will review his criminal, educational, medical and psychological histories to properly classify the 32-year-old former fertilizer salesman, a process that could take several weeks.
"Grade B" prisoners, deemed a threat to themselves or others, get limited privileges - just 10 hours a week of outdoor exercise, alone in a small cage.
"From what I hear, he hasn't given the staff (at the jail in Redwood City) any problems," Thornton said, so this classification may be unlikely for Peterson.
"Grade A" inmates are allowed to spend five hours of every day outside in a common yard, where they can exercise, play chess and basketball. They get offered showers three times a week. They also may keep a television, which they pay for themselves, in their cell, they receive mail, phone calls and visitors. They also may attend religious services regularly.
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There is no honor among thieves. I doubt it.
He should be forced to look at pictures of his dead, unborn baby every day until he's executed. What a sick SOB.
He is still getting a much better existence than he deserves, isn't he.
Question:..if inmates are always making shanks and other weapons, how the hell do they let them keep a TV set in tbeir cell..you could make lots of weapons from unnecessary parts of the TV?....and I assume it's cable?..does anyone know?
Unfortunately, give CA's reluctance to actually execute any of the vermin it houses on Death Row, Peterson will likely die quietly of old age before he ever has to face the executioner.
Of the 38 states with the death penalty, California moves the slowest toward executions.
A big reason for the delays is that there are too many inmates with too few lawyers willing to volunteer for the relatively low-paying job. A condemned Peterson would join about 120 others who do not yet have lawyers. And even when an attorney is appointed, there are no deadlines for California's high court to act.
I would wager that if they took up a collection, they could raise enough money to hire a top notch private attorney to handle Scot Peterson's mandatory appeal, just to move the process along...
He'll have a computer and will be chatting on his website with women all over the world who want to marry him
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You are right! Last night, Nancy Grace was saying he has received THOUSANDS of letters from women who are in love with the pus-bag. For that reason alone, I hope the death penalty process miraculously speeds up. He will be a celebrity hero in prison, like Charles Manson, who got more fan mail than anyone in the history of penal corrections. (no freudian slip intended)
Fine, if that's what they want to do with THEIR tax dollars
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is escorted by San Mateo County Sheriff deputies as he is walked from the jail to an awaiting van, March 17, 2005 in Redwood City, California. Scott Peterson was transported to San Quentin Prison's Death Row after he was formally sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/POOL
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is escorted by San Mateo County Sheriff deputies as he is walked from the jail to an awaiting van, March 17, 2005 in Redwood City, California. Scott Peterson was transported to San Quentin Prison's Death Row after he was formally sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/POOL
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is escorted by San Mateo County Sheriff deputies as he is walked from the jail to an awaiting van, March 17, 2005 in Redwood City, California. Scott Peterson was transported to San Quentin Prison's Death Row after he was formally sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/POOL
Scott Peterson is escorted by San Mateo County Sheriff deputies as he is walked from the jail to a waiting van Thursday, March 17, 2005, in Redwood City, Calif. Peterson was taken to death row at San Quentin State Prison early Thursday after being sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci. (AP Photo/Justin Sullivan, Pool)
Has he already polished his toenails?
No rush, he'll have ample time in that position to take care of them.
May he never find comfort in a conventional chair again...
Scooter's got a brand new home!
Scotty had better bulk up some...
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