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Polanco family files suit over death of highly-regarded sergeant

November 11, 2021 by Joshua Strange

The family of a beloved San Quentin correctional sergeant who died of COVID-19 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. The federal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Featured, Recently Posted, Staff Profile Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, correction officers, COVID-19, legal

High Desert Prison warden sets the record straight

August 20, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

SQN staffer Marcus Henderson and Warden Marion Spearman

By some accounts, High Desert State Prison is one of California’s most notorious penitentiaries. Warden Marion E. Spearman wants to clear up that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, High Desert State Prison, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Sen. Loni Hancock, The Association of State Correctional Administrators

San Quentin’s big transition as non-designated facility

August 8, 2018 by Jesse Vasquez

San Quentin State Prison’s transition from a General Population (GP) facility to a non-designated programming facility has uncovered old prejudices … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, change, drop-outs, Editorial, gang members, General Population, GP, non-designated programming facilit, RCGP, Restrictive Custody General Population, San Quentin State Prison, Sensitive Needs Yard, SNY

NY’s pilot inmate package program not well received

June 11, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Earlier this year, New York state suspended a pilot program forcing families of inmates to buy from a limited number of  private vendors when sending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Caroline Hsu, cdcr, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Greene, New York prisons, Prisoners’ Right Project, Taconic, The Marshall Project, Thomas Mailey

Valley State Prison holds inaugural YOP graduation

May 17, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Valley State Prison’s YOP graduates

Valley State Prison (Chowchilla) celebrated a milestone earlier this year when it hosted its inaugural Youth Offender Program (YOP) graduation. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, Chowchilla, Defy Ventures, Valley State Prison, Warden Fisher, Warden R. Fisher Jr., YOP, YOP coordinator, Youth Offender

Suicides disturbingly common for officers

April 19, 2018 by Kevin.Sawyer

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

Suicides are “distressingly common” among California’s correctional and parole officers, a university study concludes. The rate of correctional or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, correction officers, Health and Wellness, Mental Health

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