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$400M in pandemic funds diverted to prison construction

January 12, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

Alabama has diverted virus pandemic relief money to help build new super prisons and renovate old ones, The Associated Press reports. The state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Institutions, Recently Posted, RESOURCES Tagged With: Alabama, COVID-19

Defendants seeking resentencing entitled to court-appointed attorneys

December 27, 2021 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Prisoners who were convicted of murder but didn’t kill anyone have been granted the right to legal representation when they challenge their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Parole and Release, Recently Posted, RESOURCES Tagged With: legal representation

HEALTH: Simplifying Medi-Cal

November 29, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) hosts a monthly reentry health-focused Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) column. This column is a space where we can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Care, Public Services, RESOURCES Tagged With: CDCR Medical, Health Care, medical

Stepping up for children of the incarcerated

November 29, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Anthony Padilla Project Avary Parental incarceration is like a mass pandemic, affecting the lives of one in 14 children in the United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Public Services, Recently Posted, RESOURCES Tagged With: Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children, Project Avary

Undocumented immigrants denied stimulus payments

November 25, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

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Millions of essential undocumented workers are being denied stimulus money, Huff Post reports. “This failure by Congress underscores how our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Money, RESOURCES Tagged With: ICE, Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Legislative Digest

November 16, 2021 by San Quentin News

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a number of new measures into law aimed at criminal justice reform and the reduction of prison sentences for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, RESOURCES Tagged With: legal

CA increases canteen spending limits

October 30, 2021 by A.J. Hardy

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

A September memo from the CDCR Accounting Services Branch (ASB) has authorized a roughly 10-percent increase to the spending limit for each privilege … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Most Read, RESOURCES Tagged With: cdcr

CDCR’s 3-phase plan for reopening prisons

October 30, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

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A detailed plan has been adopted for restoring normal operations to California prisons after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Roadmap to Reopening was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Institutions, RESOURCES Tagged With: cdcr, CDCR Medical, COVID-19

#StopSanQuentinOutbreak Coalition Provides Tools to Stop Transfers

June 29, 2021 by Administrators

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights publicized the following tools to challenge transfers and immigration actions. The #StopSanQuentinOutbreak … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Immigration, RESOURCES, Spanish Tagged With: COVID-19, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Finding Medical Help After Incarceration

May 31, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

Formerly incarcerated individuals find success with California’s Transitions Clinic Network (TCN). TCN clinics train community health workers to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Health Care, Re-Entry, RESOURCES Tagged With: Health Care, Reentry

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