File talk:Wesley Shermantine.jpg

The license on this seems right because it was taken at San Quentin, a state prison, and taking the photo was part of someone's state-paid job. There are quite a few PD-California files at Commons:

Commons PD-California file list


 * File:Albert Greenwood Brown CDCR.jpg A similar mugshot from San Quentin.
 * File:Carol Bundy Prison Photo (1998).jpg State prison mugshot
 * File:Charles-mansonbookingphoto.jpgCharles Manson booking photo
 * File:DJCarpenter1.jpg mugshot
 * File:Douglas Clark's mug shot 1980.jpg mugshot
 * File:Edmund Kemper (mug shot - 1973).jpg mugshot
 * File:KennethBianchi 1979.jpg mugshot
 * File:Leslie Van Houten 1999.jpg Leslie Van Houten mugshot
 * File:Manson-June-2011.jpg Manson mugshot 2011

To me, the license is fine and there should be no problem about transferring the file to Commons. We hope (talk) 16:04, 21 August 2014 (UTC)