Mrs. Waugh's English II Classes

A total of 215 inmates were hanged at San Quentin and 92 were hanged at Folsom. The gas chamber was installed at San Quentin State Prison in 1938. On December 2, 1938, the first execution by lethal gas was conducted. From that date through 1967, 194 people – including four women – were executed by gas, all at San Quentin. ................
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