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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

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

CDCR vaccinates three-quarters of prison population

July 31, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) leads the nation in vaccinating its prison population, according to a study done by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health Care Tagged With: CDCR Medical, COVID-19

CDCR’S COVID-19 RESPONSE AT SQ A HEALTH DISASTER SAYS INSPECTOR GENERAL

June 28, 2021 by Joe Garcia

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California’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) confirmed what SQ’s COVID-impacted community has known since June — that administrative mistakes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health Care, SQ News Tagged With: CDCR Medical, COVID-19, San Quentin State Prison

COVID count in CA prison hits 10,000 cases

December 31, 2020 by Kevin Sawyer

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More than 100,000 incarcerated people throughout the United States have tested positive for the virus, including 10,000 in the California prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health Care Tagged With: cdcr, CDCR Medical, COVID-19, Deaths

CDCR and how they’re handing the global pandemic

September 30, 2020 by Rahsaan Thomas

California prison officials are doing everything they can to protect incarcerated people from Coronavirus outbreaks, except release half the … [Read more...]

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

Eddie Mixon’s Struggle To Survive His Risks

August 20, 2020 by Juan Haines

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As Coronavirus deaths escalate in California’s prisons, advocates say medical parole could help stem the pandemic. With a third of the population … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured Tagged With: CDCR Medical, COVID-19, parole consideration

Significant improvements in prisoner health care expected from streamlining and automating CDCR medical data system

June 25, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

The prestigious HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence was given to the California Correctional Healthcare Services for developing an automated risk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health and Wellness, Health Care Tagged With: CDCR Medical, Data system

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