Inside America's largest death row at notorious San Quentin prison

California is accelerating its efforts to empty San Quentin’s death row, with plans to transfer condemned inmates to other state prisons by the summer.

An executive order was signed five years ago that imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in the US state - the last state execution there was in 2006.

Sky's James Matthews was given a rare look inside and met prisoners held in extreme conditions.

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