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New CDCR contract helps families stay connected

May 30, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

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

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, Inmate-Locator Tagged With: cdcr, Prison phone system

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

February 25, 2021 by Amir Shabazz

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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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: burials, cdcr

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...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL Tagged With: cdcr, police misconduct, Police transparency

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, COVID-19 Tagged With: cdcr, CDCR Medical, COVID-19, Deaths

SB 118 revises compassionate release

November 30, 2020 by Kenneth R. Brydon

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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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cdcr, healthcare, SB 188

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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cdcr

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, LEGAL, POLITICS 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: Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Criminal Justice Journalists, Prison Media

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: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, COVID-19, Inmate

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

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