Health and Wellness

San Quentin holds 15th Annual Health Fair

October 22, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Hundreds of prisoners formed long lines on San Quentin’s Lower Yard at the prison’s 15th Annual Health Fair on Aug. 24. Stations were set up … [Read more...]

Fentanyl more lethal than other opioids

October 17, 2018 by lloyd payne

Deaths related to the opioid fentanyl tripled in California between 2016 and 2017, according to a new report. “We’re really on high alert,” Rachael … [Read more...]

Crisis and suicide prevention Brothers’ Keepers mission

October 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

When San Quentin inmate Robert Dubner took his life on Feb. 17, 2005, it stunned the prison community, especially his best friend, Marvin Mutch. “We … [Read more...]

Inmates win ethics bowl against college students

October 15, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

The California Correctional Institution (CCI) Mental Health Department sponsored an unusual event once again on Aug. 3. Last year, this group won an … [Read more...]

San Quentin Diabetics Class honors 16 graduates

October 15, 2018 by Charles Stanley Longley

A fresh group of faces graduated from the San Quentin Diabetic Class this past July, following an 18-week course. During a heartfelt ceremony attended … [Read more...]

California prisoners at Donovan practice the art of yoga

July 4, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

A group of 25 men convicted of crimes in the State of California gathered together inside a room in Donovan, a maximum security correctional facility. … [Read more...]

Suicides disturbingly common for officers

April 19, 2018 by Kevin.Sawyer

Suicides are “distressingly common” among California’s correctional and parole officers, a university study concludes. The rate of correctional or … [Read more...]

INMATES BILLED FOR SERVICES

April 3, 2018 by Charles David Henry

Men who received treatment from hospitals outside the prison were surprised to receive medical bills along with a notice that they had to pay for … [Read more...]

Treatment Costs of Hep C for Inmates on the Rise

June 1, 2016 by David Eugene Archer Sr.

By David Eugene Archer Sr. Journalism Guild Writer Only a few states and the federal government have increased spending on a new generation of drugs … [Read more...]

Soledad’s Medical Operations Return Back to CDCR

June 1, 2016 by Noel Scott

Medical operations at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad were turned over again to the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]