No, not Baja, but the State Prison in Marin County Ca.
I had an opportunity to see the inner working of this 150 year old prison from places the public never goes, including death row housing (not a nice place). There is a lot of history at this place, most of it dark and extremely violent. Assuming most of the folks on this board have never seen the inside, I was most impressed with the murals painted inside the dinning hall. The murals were painted by an inmate (Alfred Santos) more than 50 years ago and depicts the history of California. I really liked the area for the San Diego tuna fleet with jack poling tuna, the canneries and the fleet. Very cool to see and as I was told, the Smithsonian has dibs on these walls if the prison is ever closed and torn down and it is never defaced by the crooks. My hats off to those who work there, this place is as hard core as it gets. Here are a few pics I took of the chow hall, there are many articles on the subject all over the internet.
I had an opportunity to see the inner working of this 150 year old prison from places the public never goes, including death row housing (not a nice place). There is a lot of history at this place, most of it dark and extremely violent. Assuming most of the folks on this board have never seen the inside, I was most impressed with the murals painted inside the dinning hall. The murals were painted by an inmate (Alfred Santos) more than 50 years ago and depicts the history of California. I really liked the area for the San Diego tuna fleet with jack poling tuna, the canneries and the fleet. Very cool to see and as I was told, the Smithsonian has dibs on these walls if the prison is ever closed and torn down and it is never defaced by the crooks. My hats off to those who work there, this place is as hard core as it gets. Here are a few pics I took of the chow hall, there are many articles on the subject all over the internet.
