‘Will government officials be charged with murder?’ – COVID-19 Stories from High Desert State Prison
By Jaskiran Soomal & Mengyu Yang This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism…
“Guards write Rule Violations to delay early-releases for disobeying direct orders” – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s San Quentin
By Koda Slingluff This account is part 5 of the Vanguard’s series on COVID-19 stories from CDCR….
“CDCR is committing reckless endangerment. Moving people without test results” – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s SATF
By Julietta Bisharyan This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Uncertain Future for Indeterminately Sentenced “Lifers” and COVID High-Risk Patients
By Özge Terzioğlu This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Concerns Over CDCR’s Early-Release Programs; COVID-19 High-Risk Transfers Halted Indefinitely
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Incarcerated Narratives 40 year-old Michael Espitia is one…
“COVID-19 could only have reached death row via staff. Many of us believe this was intentional.” – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s San Quentin
By Jaskiran Soomal This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
“My dinner was two spoonfuls of rice, beans, peas, carrots and casserole” – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s Valley State Prison
By Jaskiran Soomal This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
“Guards are trying to kill prisoners”- COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s High Desert State Prison
By Koda Slingluff This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
“I don’t want to die in here” – Protests Rise Against Tiny Meal Portions, Suspicious Transfers, Lack of Testing
By Julietta Bisharyan and Jaskiran Soomal Incarcerated Narratives On May 30, San Quentin (SQ) had zero…
“A submarine that was sinking” – San Quentin Residents Reflect on COVID-19 Devastation
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Incarcerated Narratives San Quentin (SQ) has confirmed 2,238…
Santa Rita Jail Refuses to Discipline Staff for Not Enforcing Social Distancing & Mask-Wearing
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 crisis Overview Over the span of two…
ICE Continues to Fight Against Oversight After Covid-19 Outbreaks At Detention Centers
By Josue Monroy This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
CDCR sends people on goose chase for release dates, credits and early release eligibility
By Özge Terzioğlu This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Incarcerated Narratives Describe Folsom State Prison’s Poor COVID-19 Response & Massive Outbreaks
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Incarcerated Narratives Vanguard reporter Ozge Terzioglu spoke with the…
California State Assembly Blasts CDCR’s COVID-19 Response Following Inspector General Report
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives In the midst of the pandemic, Bill was caught…
“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…
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…
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…
