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The execution chamber would emit a green light that turned red as a person was being executed, a sight visible to Californians driving by on the highway, she said. This green room of death – and infamous incarcerated people such as cult leader Charles Manson – have brought international notoriety to San Quentin, featured in podcasts, television shows and films.