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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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: California, california prison reform, cdcr

SQ News planted a seed at Calipatria state prison

November 29, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

Journalism is evolving throughout the California correctional system with the creation of newspapers, podcasts and newsletters. The Men of Vision … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Most Read, Prison Media, SQ News Tagged With: cdcr, Criminal Justice Journalists

Survivor describes his struggles battling COVID-19

September 30, 2020 by Alfred King

Male Nurse

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...]

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

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

CDCR Struggles to Stop The Flow of Contraband

May 10, 2020 by Kevin Sawyer

pile of smartphones

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) continues to struggle in its effort to stop the introduction of contraband inside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, contraband cellphones, Conttraband

What role does society play in the development of felons?

March 16, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

Be it California or Mississippi, when news of suicides, murders or riots reaches any prison population the feeling is always the same: “damn”—if it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Editorial, Education, Human Interest, Inmate, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Equality, social reform

Facebook and CDCR join to stop criminal activity

March 12, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Facebook has policies in place to thwart inmates who use their system to harass, threaten or make unwanted sexual advances. “Access to social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Facebook, Stop Crime

California has made major changes to comply with court orders

February 13, 2020 by Alfred King

Flag of California

California has made major changes to comply with court orders to reduce overcrowd- ing and improve medical care in the 35 state prisons, an update … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: california prison reform, cdcr

Gavin Newsom will introduce a broader criminal justice reform

February 13, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

California’s Governor Gavin Newson

Gov. Gavin Newsom will introduce a broader criminal justice reform package as part of his 2020 prison budget plan. His plans include step down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Prison Reform, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, criminal justice reform, Governor Gavin Newson

Oversight report assessed CDCR’s prison reform

February 13, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) produced its 10th independent oversight report after it evaluated prison reforms proposed by the California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, prison reform

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