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He spent 19 years in isolation on death row. Then the handcuffs came off
Johnny Morales, a death row inmate, spent nearly 20 years in isolation at San Quentin before being transferred to a facility with less restrictive conditions. His move follows a policy shift under Governor Gavin Newsom, which suspended the death penalty and led to the dismantling of the condemned housing unit.
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