An emergency medical team and housing facility provided critical care for San Quentin’s sickest patients suffering from California’s deadliest prison … [Read more...]
SB 118 revises compassionate release
Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a bill increasing the chance for elderly and ill prisoners to obtain a compassionate release. The measure, SB 118, … [Read more...]
Kathleen Allison the new Secretary of CDCR
CDCR Press Release Kathleen Allison was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]
Gov. Newsom signs prison reform bills into law
California prison reform got a boost as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed various legislative bills into law. But some of the incarcerated remain … [Read more...]
Proposition 17 frees the vote of the formerly incarcerated
More than 40,000 parolees will head to the ballot box in the future. California voters approve the Free the Vote Act this November. The right to … [Read more...]
The stark reality of prison, COVID and the public perception
The screams of “Man Down!” (the incarcerated emergency medical call) rattle around the various San Quentin housing units. The alert starts the sounds … [Read more...]
The astonishing growth of San Quentin News
This is a difficult time for the San Quentin News. But it’s not difficult for the reasons that plague nearly every other newspaper in the country. … [Read more...]
SQ’s Sgt. G. Polanco passes from COVID-19
Sad news: West Block has lost another guiding light. On Sunday, August 9, Sergeant G. Polanco died from coronavirus. Polanco, 55, a West Block unit … [Read more...]
CDCR and how they’re handing the global pandemic
California prison officials are doing everything they can to protect incarcerated people from Coronavirus outbreaks, except release half the … [Read more...]
The #STOPSANQUENTINOUTBREAK coalition
Major protests, media appearances and a growing social media campaign are being led by former San Quentin prisoners, families of the currently … [Read more...]
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