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New CDCR contract helps families stay connected

May 30, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

Reduced phone costs and a tablet program are coming to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the CDCR has announced. A new … [Read more...]

Families bear the cost of burying loves ones lost to COVID-19

February 25, 2021 by Amir Shabazz

After losing a loved one to COVID-19, families of the incarcerated throughout the California prison system must bear the cost of burying their loved … [Read more...]

Judge orders CA prison guards to wear cameras

December 31, 2020 by Kevin Sawyer

A federal judge responding to prisoner abuse claims has ordered corrections officers at California’s Richard J. Donovan prison in San Diego to wear … [Read more...]

COVID count in CA prison hits 10,000 cases

December 31, 2020 by Kevin Sawyer

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...]

SB 118 revises compassionate release

November 30, 2020 by Kenneth R. Brydon

Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a bill increasing the chance for elderly and ill prisoners to obtain a compassionate release. The measure, SB 118, … [Read more...]

Kathleen Allison the new Secretary of CDCR

November 30, 2020 by CDCR

CDCR Press Release Kathleen Allison was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]

Gov. Newsom signs prison reform bills into law

November 30, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

California prison reform got a boost as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed various legislative bills into law. But some of the incarcerated remain … [Read more...]

Survivor describes his struggles battling COVID-19

September 30, 2020 by Alfred King

The Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin has caused the death of 26 prisoners and one guard. Ron Lee Joffrion, 55, is a survivor of the outbreak. He … [Read more...]

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...]