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COVID-19 kills 28 San Quentin incarcerated

December 31, 2020 by David Ditto

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The coronavirus outbreak inside San Quentin State Prison killed 28 incarcerated people and 1 officer, infected over 2,000 and shook the prison to its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Deaths, San Quentin State Prison

Domestic violence worsens in a pandemic

November 30, 2020 by William Harris

He was a weak man. The sort who needed to crush a woman in order to feel powerful. -John Mark Green

Domestic violence victims are experiencing perilous times. Sheltering in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has intensified the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, domestic violence, Health and Wellness

SQ News planted a seed at Calipatria state prison

November 29, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

Journalism is evolving throughout the California correctional system with the creation of newspapers, podcasts and newsletters. The Men of Vision … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Criminal Justice Journalists, Prison Media

Early release of court juveniles

November 27, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

From last in the league to playing in the championship.  Hard work and dedication have once again paid off.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, four California state-run juvenile facilities are slated to close, according to a Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Governor Gavin Newson, Juvenile Justice, Youth Offender, youth offenders

Measures adopted by CDCR:

September 30, 2020 by Administrators

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

At the California Senate Public Safety Committee Meeting on July 7, Ralph Diaz, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]

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Prison University Project contributes to well-being of the incarcerated

August 27, 2020 by Administrators

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Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Human Interest, Prision University Project (PUP)

In Memoriam for those taken by COVID-19 on SQ Death Row

August 22, 2020 by Jonathan Chiu

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Filed Under: COVID-19, DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Featured, Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Death Row, Pandemic, San Quentin prisoners

Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza (the flu)

August 20, 2020 by Wayne Boatwright

The flu, a different coronavirus, will be back this winter, as usual, starting in November and getting worse December and January. As the early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Flu, Health and Wellness, Pandemic

COVID-19 Took Away This Father’s One Chance a Year to See His Kids

August 20, 2020 by Juan Haines

This was going to be the year that Dion DeMerrill would fully explain to his sons why he is in prison. The virus lockdown made that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Father’s Day, Fathers and Families, Get on the Bus (GOTB)

AT SAN QUENTIN, OVERCROWDING LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EXPLOSIVE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

August 20, 2020 by Juan Haines

Coronavirus has no race

All but nine of California’s 35 prisons house more people than the facility was designed to hold.  The following article by Juan Haines, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Featured, Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Overcrowding, Pandemic

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