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MOURNING OUR LOSSES Hosts Rememberances

August 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Since May 2020, educators, artists, and organizers – many returning citizens – say they are willing to write, edit and translate humanizing memorials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, Deaths, Health and Wellness, Opinion, Prison Stories, San Quentin News

Outbreak spike in Folsom spark disagreement over its cause

December 31, 2020 by Kenneth R. Brydon

Folsom State Prison

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, Deaths, Folsom, Folsom State Prison, Institutions

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

COVID-19 kills 28 San Quentin incarcerated

December 31, 2020 by David Ditto

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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...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Deaths, San Quentin State Prison

Overview of inmate deaths in 2017 in CDCR

April 19, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

The thought of dying in prison is every inmate’s worst fear, be it the death from violence, old age or disease. It’s a nightmare. Nevertheless, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Deaths

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