NEW: Gov. Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a state lockup that is home to the nation's largest number of death row inmates, into a facility where prisoners can receive education, training and rehabilitation.
Inmates on death row will not have their sentences changed, but they will be moved to other prisons, Newsom's office said.
The prison has housed high-profile criminals such as cult leader Charles Manson, convicted murderers and serial killers, and was the site of violent uprisings in the 1960s and 1970s.
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