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Archives for August 2020

Prison University Project contributes to well-being of the incarcerated

August 27, 2020 by Administrators

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Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Human Interest, Prision University Project (PUP)

In Memoriam for those taken by COVID-19 on SQ Death Row

August 22, 2020 by Jonathan Chiu

Death Row

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Filed Under: COVID-19, DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Featured, Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Death Row, Pandemic, San Quentin prisoners

Eddie Mixon’s Struggle To Survive His Risks

August 20, 2020 by Juan Haines

Stethoscope

As Coronavirus deaths escalate in California’s prisons, advocates say medical parole could help stem the pandemic. With a third of the population … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CDCR Medical, COVID-19, parole consideration

AN OG’S PERSPECTIVE: “Aren’t You Grateful You’re Not in Prison Anymore?”

August 20, 2020 by Watani Stiner

Watani Stiner was interviewed by his former creative writing teacher, Zoe Mullery, on July 22, 2020, regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus at San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Back in the Day, OG's Perspective, Profiles, Zoe Mullery’s creative writing class

Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza (the flu)

August 20, 2020 by Wayne Boatwright

The flu, a different coronavirus, will be back this winter, as usual, starting in November and getting worse December and January. As the early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Flu, Health and Wellness, Pandemic

COVID-19 Took Away This Father’s One Chance a Year to See His Kids

August 20, 2020 by Juan Haines

This was going to be the year that Dion DeMerrill would fully explain to his sons why he is in prison. The virus lockdown made that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Father’s Day, Fathers and Families, Get on the Bus (GOTB)

AT SAN QUENTIN, OVERCROWDING LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EXPLOSIVE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

August 20, 2020 by Juan Haines

Coronavirus has no race

All but nine of California’s 35 prisons house more people than the facility was designed to hold.  The following article by Juan Haines, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Featured, Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Overcrowding, Pandemic

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