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,…
BREAKING: COVID-19 Spike Hits Sacramento Jails Hard; Ever-Reluctant Sheriff Admits Releasing Hundreds Early
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Never willing to release incarcerated from the…
Commentary: Omicron May Be Milder Than Delta, but It’s Still a Serious Disease
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It is true that research has found Omicron to be a…
Letter: In Support of Academic Accommodations at UC Davis
Editor’s note: Chancellor Gary May on Thursday announced remote learning would be extended until at least January…
Commentary: Is San Quentin Forecasting Massive Quarantines?
By Kevin D. Sawyer Reminiscent of the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 ravaged California’s oldest prison, San…
Commentary: Study Finds Fast Food Workers Vulnerable to COVID As Great Resignation Trend Continues
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor About 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November, a…
Commentary: The Next Wave is Here, Can We Ride It Out without a Shutdown?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Yesterday I got a call from staff at my kid’s school—we…
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…
My View: Slouching Toward Dystopia
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director This month the iconic essayist and journalist Joan Didion died at…
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….
Commentary: The Fight Over Hospital Bed Space Is Coming
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Tuesday, the US set a new record for most new…
Experts Maintain Unvaccinated Incarcerated Pose COVID Threat to Safety Of General Public
By Neha Malhi NEW YORK, NY – With Omicron—the new COVID-19 variant—the U.S. is going to see…
Commentary: A Look at the Great Resignation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They are calling it the great resignation – large numbers of…
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,…
Sunday Commentary: How Do We Solve COVID in Light of Omicron?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The number of new cases topped 200,000 yesterday for the first…
ACLU Polls Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Biden to Grant Clemency to COVID-19 Incarcerated Transferred Home from Prison
By Ava Schwartzapfel WASHINGTON, DC— In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES (Coronavirus…
Guest Commentary: As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever
The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated…
SF Jury Acquits Father-to-Be Who Advocated for Pregnant Partner Against Hospital Security – Jurors Hugs Man After Verdict
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A jury here Wednesday found a man – who…
UC Davis to Start Winter in Remote Learning for a Week; DJUSD No Plans to Change at This Point
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the San Diego Union Tribune…
Guest Commentary: Compromising the Compromised
Debate over vaccine mandate raises questions about prison staff’s obligation to those in their custody By Brandon…
