“People have lives. Picking up and moving affects people” – San Quentin Residents on COVID-19 Related Transfers
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), the novel…
“In 12 years, I never saw so many people moved in so little time” — Transfers at Chuckawalla Prison Led to Devastating COVID-19 Outbreaks
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives BLYTHE, CA –– On May 15, 2020, Chuckawalla…
CA Proposition 16: A Call To Reinstate Affirmative Action
By Noa Prados One of the propositions California residents have surely been discussing propositions amid is Proposition…
CA Governor Files Death Penalty Amicus Brief, Focuses on Racist Juries
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Charging the state’s capital punishment “scheme is and always has been infected…
California Court Requires San Quentin to Reduce Population by Fifty Percent
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed the lives…
Lawmaker, CA DAs Announce State Measure to Cure Prosecutors’ Conflict of Interest Investigating Police Misconduct
By Layla Mustafa STATE CAPITOL – Multiple District Attorneys across California Thursday partnered up with Assemblymember…
Alameda Public Health Dept. Made One Visit to Santa Rita Jail Since April Despite Multiple COVID-19 Outbreaks and Harrowing Jail Conditions
By Linh Nguyen Overview For the last 2 months, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has been holding…
“The numbers tell only half the story” – Narratives from San Quentin on COVID-19 Data
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives SAN QUENTIN – Accounts from an incarcerated individual at…
“The Whole Jail Will Be Infected Eventually” — Incarcerated Voices from Elmwood CC Highlight Inhumane Conditions During COVID-19
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA COUNTY– Seven incarcerated people inside Elmwood Correctional Complex in Milpitas, CA, Santa…
Pros and Cons of Proposition 25 – Bail and Problematic Consequences for California’s Defendants
by Tiffany Devlin and Alana Bleimann CALIFORNIA – Voting has just begun, and California voters are facing…
Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform
By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on the California…
CDCR Reports Deuel Vocational Institution Shutting Down Due to COVID-19 State Budget Cuts
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives This week, we are highlighting a narrative from Fishkill Correctional…
“My first quarantine cell was covered in feces, vomit and blood. Deputies did not care” – Narratives from Santa Rita Jail Detail Horrifying Conditions During Pandemic
By Linh Nguyen ALAMEDA COUNTY — On Sep. 8, John (name changed for anonymity) started feeling unwell….
Governor Newsom Nominates First Openly Gay Justice to CA Supreme Court
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday nominated Justice Martin Jenkins for the California Supreme…
Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release
By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism…
First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against San Quentin; Hearing In Habeas Case To Release 50% Of CDCR Population Underway
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives The sight of his sister through the barbed…
Racial Justice, Slavery Reparations, and a Police Shootings Bill by Senator Dodd Signed by the Governor
Legislation Made Law by Governor Wednesday Designed to Make CA Leader in Addressing Racial Injustice By Jose…
Governor Signs Three Police Reform Bills, Pledging ‘We’re Just Getting Started’
By Dylan Ferguson SACRAMENTO – Following the tragic death of George Floyd and other Black Americans this…
Santa Rita Jail Admits Population Control Is Not a Priority Despite Three COVID-19 Outbreaks and Numerous Complaints
By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla Overview One week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported zero…
Santa Rita Jail Population Increased by One Hundred as CDCR Transfers Are Halted; Questions Arise Regarding Mental Health Care for Incarcerated
By Linh Nguyen Overview This week at Santa Rita Jail, while the jail population increased to…
