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...]
Archives for November 2021
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...]