Paul Krasenes

On August 21, 1971, Officer Paul Krasenes, aged 52, tragically lost his life during a violent uprising at San Quentin State Prison in California. The incident, which became one of the deadliest days in the prison's history, involved a coordinated attack by inmates who had been armed by a civil rights lawyer. The lawyer smuggled a 9 mm pistol and two magazines of ammunition to a prisoner, who concealed the weapon in his afro wig. When a guard became suspicious, the prisoner revealed the gun, load ...

Officer Paul Krasenes

The Deadliest Day in San Quentin's History