News Footage: Santa Rita Prison; San Quentin State Prison

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Guy Morrison

Complete Record: Santa Rita (08/13/1979): External shots of Santa Rita with black female security officer at gate, shot of security guard with inmates in background, buildings on the grounds, interview with loads of reporters and cameramen, urinals inside the prison, cafeteria, signage for Greystone, sign for Women's Quarters, sign that reads "no talking or visiting with inmates in this barracks, no passing of anything in or out of this barracks", sign that reads "absolutely no physical contact with any inmate allowed", reporters file into mess hall, dormitories, sterile mess hall, external shots of prison buildings, women inmates typing on typewriters with backs to camera San Quentin: External shot of gate and sign for San Quentin State Prison, buildings in background, buildings appear really nice for prison (unusual), inmates mulling around the grounds, shots of the Marin coastline, female cops talking indoors, distance shots of the prison seen from the parking lot, great image of two black inmates hanging out a window, various shots of buildings, inmates playing baseball (one even has baseball uniform on), inmates sitting in the yard on break, flower garden within the grounds of the prison, signage for the church services performed for Islamic, Jewish and Christian denominations, sign for Christian Science reads "soul and body", prison watchtower with CU on armed guard, women (wives?) in coats carrying binders walk away from the prison, CU on women's faces, group of women board bus waiting for them, external shot of the San Quentin Handicraft Shop with black family standing in front, little black by has red, white and blue striped pants on, little black girl plays hopscotch, little boy seated near sign that reads "valid, unexpired photo id. such as drivers license, state id. card, US passport or immigration card with photo required for admittance", inside mess hall, area where children can play with toys, CU on guard carrying huge skeleton keys no key chain, guard unlocks empty cell, woman and man talking to each other through window and telephones, lots of external shots of the prison as seen from different angles, armed guards patrolling the walkways with shots of barbed wire covering the fences, shots from inside a cell that appears to have a small fridge and other amenities, shots of inmates in different parts of the prison, inmates lined up in mess hall waiting for grub, really interesting mural can be seen on the walls above the inmate's heads, guards handcuffing an inmate as he is put in his cell, female guard walks from cell to cell delivering mail to inmates, aerial shot of inmates eating in mess hall, man lying on bunk inside cell, light is coming in from window, man in reading a magazine with shirt off, sink and other amenities are seen in background, closing shots of inmates in their cells, shots of the doors being bolted, sign advising visitors not to leave anything behind