COVID-19 – Page 6

ICE detention centers cause COVID crisis levels

December 31, 2020 by Heriberto Arredondo

Immigrants not only face detention and deportation. They also face a high likelihood of contracting COVID-19 while under the custody of the … [Read more...]

NY’s Department of Corrections responsible for minority deaths

December 31, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

Lack of COVID-19 testing in New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is to blame for 80% of minority deaths and an … [Read more...]

Outbreak spike in Folsom spark disagreement over its cause

December 31, 2020 by Kenneth R. Brydon

Disagreement has been reported over the cause of a spike in Covid-19 cases at Folsom State Prison. Several prisoners blamed some correctional … [Read more...]

Cutting SQ population in half is a risky job

December 31, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

San Quentin is on the verge of a monumental change after a state appellate court ordered the prison to slice its incarcerated population by 50% to cut … [Read more...]

Hysterectomies alleged at Georgia ICE facility

December 31, 2020 by Edwin Chavez

Several immigrant women were deported back to their country of origin missing vital organs as well as a chance at the American dream. Immigrant women … [Read more...]

PIA shifted its focus to COVID-19 care

December 31, 2020 by David Ditto

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

December 31, 2020 by Kevin Sawyer

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 prison death toll climbs to 1,170

November 30, 2020 by Amir Shabazz

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...]