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CDCR vaccinates three-quarters of prison population

July 31, 2021 by Kevin 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...]

Fiscales demandan para que prisioneros no puedan ser liberados temprano

July 31, 2021 by Victor Tapia

La mayoría de fiscales en California, cuarenta y cuatro de los 58 demandan al estado sobre las reglas de buena conducta en las prisiones que pudiera … [Read more...]

LWOP women released after years behind bars

July 31, 2021 by Nathan McKinney

Women who have served decades in California's state prisons are given a second chance at life after enduring some of the state’s harsher sentencing. … [Read more...]

Prosecutors sue to block credit changes

July 31, 2021 by Charles Crow

Forty-four of California’s 58 district attorneys have sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to block recent changes in the … [Read more...]

Marin Court Hearing Takes Center Stage

July 30, 2021 by Joe Garcia

For the first time ever, public court hearings were live-streamed via Zoom inside San Quentin. Prisoners convened daily in the chapel to watch … [Read more...]

New CDCR contract helps families stay connected

May 30, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

Reduced phone costs and a tablet program are coming to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the CDCR has announced. A new … [Read more...]

San Quentin reopens limited in-person rehabilitation programs

March 31, 2021 by Nathan McKinney

After almost a year of modified programming and a massive CO-VID-19 outbreak, San Quentin has reopened limited in-person education and its Integrated … [Read more...]

The case of Von Staich with incarcerated people at SQ

February 26, 2021 by Alfred King

A California appeals court has ordered San Quentin to significantly reduce the prison’s population and take steps to protect the incarcerated and … [Read more...]

Families bear the cost of burying loves ones lost to COVID-19

February 25, 2021 by Amir Shabazz

After losing a loved one to COVID-19, families of the incarcerated throughout the California prison system must bear the cost of burying their loved … [Read more...]