Scott Peterson horrified the nation when he was convicted 10 years ago for murdering his 8-months-pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son Conner . While he was sentenced to death for the crime , the likelihood that the 42-year-old will actually be executed is unlikely in California where the last death row inmate was killed in 2006 . Perhaps most shocking though is the fact that Peterson lives a relatively 'cushy ' life at the Bay Area 's 163-year-old San Quentin prison - which houses the largest death row population in the nation . Scroll down for video . Peteron 's easy life behind bars : Scott Peterson is living in what has been described as an 'exclusive ' and 'cushy ' part of San Quentin prison in California . Above , photos of the man who killed his 8-months-pregnant wife in jail last year . Getting the best of a bad situation : Peterson allegedly lives in a single cell . Above , a general view of the 163-year-old San Quentin prison , which houses the largest death row population of any prison in the country . Roof top : The portion of the prison where Peterson lives includes a roof deck with a half-basketball court . Recreation : Above , a handful of San Quentin prisoners playing pick-up basketball on a roof-deck court . Fox News spoke with Nancy Mulane , author of 'Life After Murder : Five Men in Search of Redemption ' , who is one of the few outsiders who have been able to witness Peterson 's life behind bars . Mulane says Peterson is living in an 'exclusive ' part of the historic prison , in a single cell with the ability to socialize with other prisoners on a roof deck with a half basketball court . ' I saw this quite , I would have to say , buff-looking young man with his shirt off , ' Mulane said . 'And he was playing basketball . He looked like you were watching some college athletes out on a neighborhood court play basketball . ' 'You 've been around a lot of prisons , ' Fox News ' Geraldo Rivera remarked . 'It sounds to me like what you describe is the cushiest environment that you 've seen . ' Mulane went on to add that there are many death row prisoners in California who spend 23 of the 24 hours in a day locked in their cells . 'They are not having the life Scott Peterson is having . Scott Peterson has an exclusive life inside San Quentin , ' Mulane said . Gruesome : Peterson ( left ) was convicted in 2005 of murdering his wife Laci ( right ) when she was 8-months-pregnant with their son Conner . Heartless : Laci 's body and that of her unborn fetus washed up on the San Francisco Bay shoreline a little more than three months after she went missing . Above , Scott looking unconcerned in his mugshot and in court . Life in prison ? Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder , but his execution looks unlikely in California where a death row inmate has n't been killed since 2006 . Peterson 's comfortable accommodations add insult to Laci and Conner 's deaths , since he has also shown no remorse for the crime . Laci Peterson was reported missing on December 24 , 2002 . In the early days of the search , family and friends supported her husband Scott , believing he had nothing to do with her disappearance . But that changed when it was revealed less than a month later that Scott had been having extramarital affairs , and had even struck up a relationship with a massage therapist who did n't even know he was married . The fetus of the Peterson 's unborn child was found in April 2003 , after washing up on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay north of the Berkeley Marina . The next day , a woman 's torso belonging to Laci was also recovered . Prosecutors argued that the state the bodies were in indicated that Laci was suffocated or strangled to death . Peterson was sentenced to death on March 16 , 2005 for the crime , with the judge calling the murder of Laci 'cruel , heartless and callous ' .
Author who saw Scott Peterson in San Quentin prison says the convicted murderer has a much easier life than most death row inmates . By Michael Isikoff, CNN