8 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: CA Correctional Center to Fully Close By 2022
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis Incarcerated Narrative This…
CA Deactivates Prison, but Critics Claim It’s Not a Much Needed Closure
By Max Kennedy CALIFORNIA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced last week the…
6 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: Cases Decline & Vaccinations Increase
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Apr. 10,…
Unannounced OIG Visits to CDCR Uncover 1,197 Incidents of COVID-19 Protocol Violations
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Ten weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed…
11 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 Crisis: In-Person Visitation to Resume in Phases From April 10
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of…
5 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis – CA Prisons Rank 2nd in the US for Total Confirmed Cases
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of March 20,…
5 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis – Staff Employment Fell by Nearly 2,000 Since Pandemic Emerged
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Davis Vanguard’s weekly update from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated…
10 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: Decrease in GTL Costs to Save Families $17m per Year & More
Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Mar….
Abuse & Neglect at CDCR’s Mule Creek Prison During December’s COVID-19 Outbreak Surfaces
By Jaskiran Soomal This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Staff Violations of Masking and Testing Protocol at CDCR’s Youth Prisons, CSP Solano Surfaces
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Incarcerated Narratives Incarcerated testimonies continue to pour in…
New ‘Vision Act’ Legislation Seeks to Protect Prison to ICE Detention Center Pipeline
By Max Kennedy SACRAMENTO, CA – Bounchan Keola volunteered as a CDCR firefighter while serving his sentence…
CDCR Deemed Unfit after Requesting Billions of Dollars for Closing Prison
By Lisbeth Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA –– The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) received heavy backlash…
Incarcerated Artist, Orlando Smith, Illustrates Life at San Quentin During Pandemic
By Julietta Bisharyan Orlando Smith is a talented illustrated journalist, graphic artist and comic book creator. He…
CDCR Staff Fail to Comply With Mandatory Testing; Intake From County Jails Resumes
Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of…
Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan
By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Chris Lief (Deputy Director…
“Barren Walls and Screams” – Poetry During COVID Outbreak by Incarcerated Mother at CDCR’s Central Women’s Facility
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis…
San Quentin, Avenal State Prison Fined Over Medical Negligence; Office of Inspector General Releases Scathing Report of CDCR Transfers
Davis Vanguard’s weekly update from CDCR’s COVID-19 Crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Feb….
Legislative Analyst’s Office Skeptical after ‘Warm Shutdown’ of Deuel Vocational Institution
By William McCurry STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Maria Elena Durazo questioned officials from the California Department…
Republican Leader Pushes for Prison Release, Hammers San Quentin
By David M. Greenwald The news this week is that San Quentin now faces California’s single largest…
“He went four days without coming out of his cell for a call or shower” – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s CSP Solano
By Jaskiran Soomal This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…