COVID-19

California, state officials found liable for deliberate indifference during 2020 Covid outbreak

January 18, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The Ninth Circuit ruled California prison officials acted with “deliberate indifference,” by not taking sufficient precautions or countermeasures … [Read more...]

Another year down, another year forward

December 19, 2023 by Steve Brooks

As this year comes to a close, we leave behind twelve notable months of historic endings at San Quentin and throughout the California prison … [Read more...]

San Quentin athletes suffer during sports lockdowns

August 29, 2022 by Joshua Strange

You can count the incarcerated athletes of San Quentin among those who will be the happiest whenever “normal” programming resumes. The ongoing … [Read more...]

Prisons across country re-instituting medical copays for prisoners

August 27, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

Temporary Covid-era suspensions being rolled back Shortly before the emergence of COVID-19, the California prison system ended its long-held … [Read more...]

Canada suspends contact visits

August 27, 2022 by Jad Salem

Some federal prisons in Canada continue to suspend contact visits interrupted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Some inmates have not had … [Read more...]

Covid whiplash: Rolling lockdowns taking heavy toll

August 27, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, San Quentin residents have struggled to cope with multiple waves of infections, but also the hardships … [Read more...]

Jail, prison transfers facilitate spread of coronavirus

July 23, 2022 by Randy Hansen

California local jails and prisons continue to have problems controlling the spread of COVID-19 and some observers blame prison and jail transfers. … [Read more...]

Nevada reverses vaccine mandate

July 23, 2022 by Joshua Grant

Vaccinations are no longer necessary for prison staff, health workers or college students in Nevada after the Legislative Commission overruled prior … [Read more...]

Stepping Back from the Stress of Covid

June 28, 2022 by Dejon Joy

How a deadly virus helped one man realize the power of basketball As I laid in an emergency room bed after collapsing in the doorway of San … [Read more...]

SQ residents file new round of habeas petitions

April 18, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

In January 2022, 91 San Quentin residents filed for habeas corpus relief in the Marin County Superior Court. This new round of legal pleadings is an … [Read more...]