Guest Commentary: CDCR Implements Mandatory Modification Program Statewide
By Christopher S Bryson On January 6, 2022, the CDCR announced measures to protect the health of…
California Prisons Face 3rd Wave of COVID, Some without Vaccine Mandates
By Michele Chadwick BAKERSFIELD, CA – As California prisons face a third wave of COVID infections,…
Court Reinstates TRO Preventing Earlier Release for Second-Strike Offenders
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Superior Court Judge Judith S. Craddick reinstated a Temporary Restraining…
Guest Commentary: Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison
By Steve Brooks At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), a musical symphony of hoarse voices, hacking coughs…
Guest Commentary: Honoring Those Who Died from COVID
California prison mourns the loss of 28 incarcerated people from COVID-19 By Joe Garcia On a clear,…
Court Orders Body Cameras Worn in Five Prisons
By Angie D. Gordon In the coming years, perhaps months, officer-worn body cameras will likely become the…
Mass quarantines at San Quentin as prison officials prepare for Omicron surge
By Kevin D. Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member…
Court Grants DAs a Temporary Restraining Order Preventing Earlier Release for Second-Strike Offenders
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A court has granted a Temporary Restraining Order…
Q&A: San Quentin Chief Physician Discusses COVID Outbreak, Public Health
Alison Pachynski sees the California prison as a “phoenix rising from the ashes” By Joe Garcia Dr….
Looking Back at Two Years of the Coronavirus at Mule Creek
By F. Lee IN DECEMBER 2019, the coronavirus known as SARS-COV-2 (causing COVID-19) first appeared in Wuhan,…
Prisoners Sue California Prison System Following Targeted Raid Against Black People
By Claude Marks / Original to ScheerPost California prisoner, Talib Williams, is bringing a class action lawsuit…
CDCR Closing Two Prisons and Experiencing Staffing Shortages
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health…
California Updates Its Guidance on COVID-19 Boosters: Where Does the Incarcerated Population Fit In?
By Kritika Singh CALIFORNIA— With the upcoming winter months raising concerns over possible increases in positive COVID-19…
San Quentin News and CA Dept of Corrections Work Together to Bring Successful Writers Guild Program to Folsom Women’s Facility
By Leslie Ortiz and Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) partnered with…
‘Too Little, Too Late’ Charges Lawyer After Judge Finally Rules CA Dept of Prisons, San Quentin Inflicted Cruel and Unusual Punishment on Incarcerated at San Quentin – Thousands Died or Infected with COVID-19
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This week, Judge Geoffrey Howard of Marin County Superior…
New COVID-19 Cases Emerge Across CDCR, Population On Upward Trend
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
Vaccinations Required for CDCR In-Person Visitations, Rules Judge Tigar
By Yasmeen Khan & Simran The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative…
Kern County Judge Blocks Mandatory Vaccinations for CDCR’s Correctional Officers
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
Not Even a Worldwide Pandemic Can Stop California Reentry Program from Helping San Quentin Parolees Reenter Society
By Beiqi Wang SAN FRANCISCO— When incarcerated people in California are released from San Quentin State Prison…
Federal Judge Mandates Vaccinations for California Prison Staff, Peace Officers’ Association Pushes Back
By Yasmeen Khan The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on…