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San Quentin athletes battle ‘COVID monster’

June 1, 2023 by Timothy Hicks

Long-term coronavirussymptoms continue affectingthe incarcerated at The Q. The COVID beast came through San Quentin and tore through sports … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, Recently Posted, SPORTS

Study: The darker side of daydreaming

May 31, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

There are numerous positive side effects of daydreaming, but recent studies show it’s possible to do it too much.  Daydreaming is useful as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH, Recently Posted

Medicaid funds to treat addiction in prison facilities 

May 31, 2023 by Michael Callahan

Addiction

Advocates say proposal would reducecrime, opiod-related overdose deaths The federal government plans to allow states to use Medicaid funds for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH, Recently Posted

Federal policy change will allow incarcerated patients to enroll in Medicaid prior to release 

May 1, 2023 by Joshua Strange

medicare vs. medicaid

For the first time ever, prisoners will be able to enroll in Medicaid and receive the federal health benefits prior to their release from prison or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HEALTHCARE, MONEY MATTERS, Recently Posted

REASONS TO SMILE: ORAL HEALTH AND DENTAL CARE

May 1, 2023 by San Quentin News Contributor

Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is a network of community health clinics that serve returning community members. TCN clinics are led by Community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HEALTHCARE, Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

NATIONAL – Panel weighs compassionate release, firearms penalties 

April 29, 2023 by Jad Salem

Golden sign with gavel and federal law

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering changes in federal sentencing guidelines, focusing on compassionate release and increased penalties for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FEDERAL BOP, HEALTHCARE, Recently Posted Tagged With: Federal BOP

Growing research shows impact of poor nutrition on prison violence

April 28, 2023 by Joshua Strange

Studies: Healthy diets tend toreduce antisocial behavior,mental health symptoms Jokes about prison food are hardly new, but emerging research shows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Heart tissues suffer lasting damage from COVID-19 coronavirus

October 30, 2021 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

heart checkerboard

In March 2021, well-known cardiologists discovered COVID-19 “cuts through the vertical muscle tissue of the heart.” They found COVID-19 is more than a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: Health Care, medical

Death rate among prisoners on the rise

September 23, 2021 by Kevin 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

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