An emergency medical team and housing facility provided critical care for San Quentin’s sickest patients suffering from California’s deadliest prison … [Read more...]
COVID count in CA prison hits 10,000 cases
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...]
COVID-19 kills 28 San Quentin incarcerated
The coronavirus outbreak inside San Quentin State Prison killed 28 incarcerated people and 1 officer, infected over 2,000 and shook the prison to its … [Read more...]
Domestic violence worsens in a pandemic
Domestic violence victims are experiencing perilous times. Sheltering in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has intensified the … [Read more...]
COVID prison death toll climbs to 1,170
As COVID-19 ravaged its way through the nation’s prison system at least138,105 people in prison had tested positive for the virus and close to 1,170 … [Read more...]
The stark reality of prison, COVID and the public perception
Illustration by Orlando Smith The screams of “Man Down!” (the incarcerated emergency medical call) rattle around the various San Quentin housing … [Read more...]
Survivor describes his struggles battling COVID-19
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
California prison officials are doing everything they can to protect incarcerated people from Coronavirus outbreaks, except release half the … [Read more...]
The #STOPSANQUENTINOUTBREAK coalition
Participants in front of the prison’s main gate Major protests, media appearances and a growing social media campaign are being led by former San … [Read more...]
In Memoriam for those taken by COVID-19 on SQ Death Row
Photos organized by Jonathan Chiu … [Read more...]