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…
Vanguard Follow-Up in Stankewitz Case: COVID and Hope for the Future
By Roxanna Jarvis CALIFORNIA – Alexandra Cock, who is part of the legal team fighting for the…
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…
Pandemic Heightens Medical Negligence, Staff Abuse Concerns at CA Medical Facility & Pelican Bay
Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated Narratives California Medical Facility has faced an…
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….
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…
CA Supreme Court Puts Order to Reduce San Quentin Population by 50 Percent on Hold
Davis Vanguard’s Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 Crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Jan….
Lawyers Tony Serra and Curtis Briggs Talk about What Client’s Freedom Could Mean to Future of Death Penalty
By Roxanna Jarvis SAN FRANCISCO – In an interview conducted by The Davis Vanguard, lawyers Tony Serra…
Everyday Injustice Podcast 88: Adnan Khan Discusses COVID in Prisons
This week’s guest on Everyday Injustice, Adnan Khan, is the Executive Director of ReStore Justice, which he…
Historical View: CA Prison Transfers Continue Despite Pandemic Concerns
By Jamier Sale SACRAMENTO – Why are calls mounting for mass decarceration around the state of California?…
Guest Commentary: Jaspar’s Hospital Trauma
By Kevin D. Sawyer One prisoner who fell ill during the coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin was…
“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….
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…
Guest Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on the Inmates and Guards Inside San Quentin
By Kevin D. Sawyer It was at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State…
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…
“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…
Letter: Involuntary Prison Transfers
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted on behalf of a number of incarcerated people at San…
San Quentin Prison Asking COVID-19 Devastated Prisoners to Accept Legal Liability for Own Deaths?
By Cres Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN QUENTIN – San Quentin State Prison – the…
