Study exposes long-term impact of ‘social deprivation’ Solitary confinement has serious long-term adverse effects on incarcerated people, their … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
Former NBA player fights to end solitary confinement
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has vetoed legislation that would have sharply cut back on solitary confinement but issued an executive order limiting the … [Read more...]
Alternatives to mass incarceration offered
The Vera Institute of Justice suggests four solutions to end the billion-dollar disaster of mass incarceration in the United States. Making fewer … [Read more...]
Double bunking violates United Nations’ recommendations for prisoner treatment
Minnesota state prisons’ double-bunking may be a violation of the treatment of prisoners under the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for … [Read more...]
Remembering James Vick, man of faith
The San Quentin community will always remember James Vick as a college student with a big smile. He was born in April 1953. He died in September 2021 … [Read more...]
The Q’s Chief Medical Executive looks back on the COVID outbreak of 2020
Dr. Alison Pachynski started at SQ as a primary care provider in 2007, after a UCSF colleague saw her potential for community medicine and suggested … [Read more...]
Polanco family files suit over death of highly-regarded sergeant
The family of a beloved San Quentin correctional sergeant who died of COVID-19 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. The federal … [Read more...]
San Quentin appeals record COVID fines
San Quentin State Prison was fined $421,880 for COVID-19 workplace violations, the Sacramento Bee reported. San Quentin’s penalties topped the list … [Read more...]
Federal judge issues vaccine mandate
Prison personnel and certain incarcerated workers required to be inoculated A federal judge has ordered all California prison employees entering a … [Read more...]