Archives for August 2022

Jewish community celebrates first Passover – Seder feast since 2019

August 27, 2022 by Edwin Chavez

COVID-19 outbreaks and modified program status have delayed the celebration of Passover Seders at San Quentin State Prison since 2019. On April 15, … [Read more...]

DEATHS DOWN

August 27, 2022 by Dao Ong

Overdoses plummet under successful drug treatment program A new treatment program has dramatically curbed drug deaths and hospitalizations in … [Read more...]

Oregon prisoners file class action Covid suit

August 27, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

A federal judge granted class-action status to prisoners suing Oregon state officials over their treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to … [Read more...]

Cal-OSHA unable to enforce citations, fines

August 27, 2022 by Randy Hansen

San Quentin Prison has not paid a big fine for numerous COVID violations and serious violations have not been abated, the Sacramento Bee reported … [Read more...]

Prisons across country re-instituting medical copays for prisoners

August 27, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

Temporary Covid-era suspensions being rolled back Shortly before the emergence of COVID-19, the California prison system ended its long-held … [Read more...]

Canadian prisoners experiencing lockdown burnout

August 27, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Some incarcerated persons at the Springhill Institution, the largest federal prison in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, still live under a … [Read more...]

Canada suspends contact visits

August 27, 2022 by Jad Salem

Some federal prisons in Canada continue to suspend contact visits interrupted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Some inmates have not had … [Read more...]

SQ’s ForwardThis team grows with eye toward the future

August 27, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

A group of innovative young videographers is blazing a trail for other up-and-coming movie-makers, and preserving the future of video journalism for … [Read more...]

Salinas Valley warden implements Norway’s Amend Project

August 27, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Innovative approach hopes to build bridges between prisoners and guards Salinas Valley State Prison has a reputation for violence and the warden … [Read more...]