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Elderly San Quentin men struggle with COVID restrictions

March 31, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

George Derrick and Leonard King

After surviving the impact of COVID-19, incarcerated senior citizens are struggling to retain prior learning in academics, self-help groups, physical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Disabled, elderly prisoners

Elderly prisoners face hardships before the board

May 7, 2018 by Tare Beltranchuc

“I feel very disappointed with the system in my country,” said inmate Joe Ibarra in an interview with San Quentin News. Ibarra is originally from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Español, OG's Perspective, Prison Reform Tagged With: Antonio Macilla, Colima, elderly inmates, Elderly Parole Program, elderly prisoners, ged, hardships elderly inmates face, Joe Ibarra, México

America’s aging prison population

January 18, 2018 by Achilles

Old friends, Edwin “Fuzzy” Marquis and Louis “Wookie” Calvin on the San Quentin Lower Yard

America is facing problems as its prison population is aging, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts report. “Nearly every state is seeing that upward … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: elderly prisoners, prison reform

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