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State watchdog releases contraband audit results 

April 29, 2023 by San Quentin News

Office of theInspectorGeneral issuesreport on COVIDeracontrabandinterdictionmeasures instate prisons A state audit of contraband coming into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Recently Posted

‘BASIC’ ACT TAKES AIM AT CANTEEN PRICE GOUGING

April 29, 2023 by Steve Brooks

SB 474: California Sen. Josh Becker hopes to eliminate excessive markups on commissary items  “Coming soon, Top Ramen noodles will be $1.00, if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, MONEY MATTERS, Recently Posted

THE CHANGE-MAKERS AND GROUND-BREAKERS OF CDCR 

March 21, 2023 by San Quentin News

In the typically male-dominated world of corrections, these women stood as shining examples paving the way for other women in the California prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured Tagged With: Profiles

Video surveillance installed across SQ

February 15, 2023 by San Quentin News

Officials at San Quentin State Prison have installed numerous surveillance cameras throughout the institution’s housing units, educational … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured, San Quentin State Prison

FREE BUS RIDES TO VISITS AT ALL 34 ADULT INSTITUTIONS

December 10, 2022 by San Quentin News

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Filed Under: CDCR, Recently Posted

Global Tel Link to resume tablet distribution

December 10, 2022 by Steve Brooks

Global Tel Link Corporation has received the go-ahead to speed up tablet distribution “free of charge” to all incarcerated people in California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Recently Posted

New Norway-inspired legislation took aim at California recidivism rate

December 6, 2022 by San Quentin News

Norway’s Halden Prison

California lawmakers recently considered a bill to create a different type of jobs-training program for incarcerated people who would live in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, POLITICS, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

JPay contract expires

September 13, 2022 by Steve Brooks

https://www.jpay.com

Emails, photos to prisoners will soon go through new vendor The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has ended a contract … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Recently Posted

Susanville – Injunction temporarily halts closure of California Correctional Center

September 13, 2022 by Steve Brooks

Employees at the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville will need to find new jobs by June 2023, according to an article in the Sacramento … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, POLITICS, Recently Posted

State releases updated ‘Roadmap’ for reopening

September 13, 2022 by San Quentin News

Person holding covid sign

Outbreak Phase An outbreak is defined as three or more epidemiologically linked cases of COVID-19 among incarcerated persons (IP) within the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, COVID-19

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