New Vaccine Mandate for Some CDCR Staff Could Be a Gamechanger, 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…
Schubert and Crime Victims Attempt to Stop CDCR’s Early Release Using Misleading Claims and Rhetoric
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert, flanked by victims,…
Sunday Commentary: COVID Not Shootings Biggest Danger to Police – and Yet They Refuse to Protect Themselves
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have heard and criticized the notion that “Blue Lives Matter”…
Half of All CDCR Outbreaks in May & July Traced Back to Employees, Testing Cannot Substitute Vaccination, Says Court Receiver
By Julietta Bisharyan Bi-weekly update from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to…
CDCR To Expand In-Person Visitations; Active Cases Cross 100 After Weeks of Low Numbers
By Julietta Bisharyan and Yasmeen Khan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Aug. 1, there…
CDCR Halts Early Releases For Those With 6 Months Left to Serve
By Julietta Bisharyan and Yasmeen Khan The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and…
Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations
By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than…
Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
Most CDCR Prison Facilities Resume Limited Programming; No COVID-19 Outbreaks for Several Weeks
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Jul. 10, there…
33 CDCR Institutions in Phase 3 of Re-Opening – Programs and Services to Resume Shortly
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and…
Fully Vaccinated CDCR Staff Members Now Exempt From Surveillance Testing
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated Narrative Dangerous…
CDCR Halts Data Reporting on Staff COVID-19 Cases, Deaths; Only 50 Active Cases Reported Across CDCR
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19…
San Quentin Prisoners Speak on COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Kevin Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member of…
San Quentin’s Non-COVID-19 Emergency
By Kevin Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member of…
Looking Back at CDCR’s COVID-19 Early Release Efforts– Was It Adequate?
By Yasmeen Khan This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
‘Impact of this trauma will stay with us forever’ – San Quentin Resident Reflects on COVID-19
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Incarcerated Narratives In an article for The Sacramento Bee,…
Incarcerated Artist, Orlando Smith, Shares Illustrations on Police Brutality
By Julietta Bisharyan Orlando Smith is a talented illustrated journalist, graphic artist and comic book creator. He…
Assembly OK’s Bill to Require Courts, Prosecutors to State Cost of Incarceration to Public
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – A first-in-the-nation legislative measure that would require judges and prosecutors to…
Marin County Superior Court Hears Testimonies From San Quentin Residents on COVID Horrors
By Julietta Bisharyan and Alexis Hogan Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19…
Suit Challenging the Early Release of 76,000 Incarcerated People Filed by 44 DAs Including Schubert and Reisig
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Two weeks ago Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert sent…