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 The end of the line for Death Row?

April 18, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

California begins the process of repurposing Death Row housing units The nation’s largest Death Row is now in its final throes, as Gov. Gavin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Featured, Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Death Row

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?

March 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

Delvon Adams talks about professional athletes and the controversial decision not to get the COVID vaccine  Controversial NBA player Kyrie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, San Quentin, San Quentin State Prison, TIER TALK

Newsom Fights Vaccine 

February 28, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Person holding covid sign

State officials have urged a federal judge to order all California prison guards to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  “We do really have a problem … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: California, cdcr, COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newson, Health Care

Susanville Prison Ties to the City’s Economy 

February 28, 2022 by Steve Brooks

The city of Susanville’s attempt to stop the closure of the California Correctional Center (CCC), one of a growing number of communities resisting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, money

DAPO’s Parole Reentry Expo puts resources front and center in Oakland

January 25, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

In October, a Parole Reentry Center was opened in Oakland, California, that promises a new approach to parolee services. The California Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Parole and Release, reentry programs

Victims and prosecutors angered by transfers of condemned prisoners

January 14, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Death Row

Prisoners sentenced to death can now be transferred to other California prisons, according to the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, DEATH PENALTY, Death Row

Prisoners required to be vaccinated for in-person visits, off-site work

December 28, 2021 by Administrators

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

CDCR INFORMATIONAL RELEASE Recently issued court orders require all incarcerated people to be fully vaccinated, or to have been granted an approved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, COVID-19, visitation rights

Pizza makes it all better?

November 27, 2021 by Steve Brooks

Satire / Humor - Talk about a morale booster! If you almost died during the coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin State Prison, you may be entitled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, COVID-19 Tagged With: cdcr, COVID-19, Editorial, Humor

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

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: Most Read Tagged With: cdcr

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