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Death rate among prisoners on the rise

September 23, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Prisons are becoming more dangerous as the number of inmates dying in custody is on the rise, a recent report by the Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: Health and Wellness, healthcare, PPI

Book Review-Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy By Heather Ann Thompson

September 23, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Attica (ăt′ ĭ-kə) n. An ancient region of east-central Greece around Athens. According to Greek legend, the four Attic tribes were unified into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: book, book review

Deadliest Day in San Quentin’s History–August 21, 1971

August 31, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

The deadliest day in San Quentin’s history took place 50 years ago on Aug. 21, 1971. On a single day of violence, three guards and three prisoners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Back in the Day, Prison Stories, San Quentin State Prison

GOVERNORS USE OF CLEMENCY

August 30, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Governors can increase the use of their executive authority clemency as a corrective tool in order to reduce mass incarceration in the United States, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: clemency

CDCR vaccinates three-quarters of prison population

July 31, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) leads the nation in vaccinating its prison population, according to a study done by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Tagged With: CDCR Medical, COVID-19

Juez Ordena a Guardias de una Prisión a Usar Cámaras Corporales

June 29, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Un juez federal en respuesta a alegaciones de abuso contra prisioneros ordeno a los oficiales correccionales de la prisión de California Richard J. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CDCR prisons, legal, Spanish, SQ News Espanol

FRANKLIN HEARINGS – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID LWOP

June 28, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Wood hammer court judge

Youth offenders convicted and given a lengthy prison term by a sentencing court for crimes committed when they were age 26 or under are entitled to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Supreme Court, LWOP, Youth Offender, youth offenders

Four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner inspires San Quentin News: “I think we’re living in a time where truth is up for grabs”

May 31, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

David Barstow, a four-time Pulitzer Prize–winning, investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke to incarcerated journalists at San Quentin, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, San Quentin News Tagged With: Criminal Justice Journalists, Prison Media

Six SQN members make it home

May 30, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

San Quentin News lost six key staff members to parole during the year-long corona-virus pandemic that placed the prison on virtual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, RE-ENTRY, San Quentin News Tagged With: Reentry, San Quentin News, sq news

Incarcerated COVID death prompts CDCR lawsuit

December 31, 2020 by Kevin D. Sawyer

gavel court law

One of the first claims for a coronavirus-related death of a resident at San Quentin State Prison was filed by the victim’s family in September, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, LEGAL

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