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One Man’s ‘COVID-19 Reality’ at California State Prison in Lancaster, California

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: August 31, 2022
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One Man’s ‘COVID-19 Reality’ at California State Prison in Lancaster, California

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners ...

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to report on the pandemic in California’s county jails and Department o ...

August 31, 2022
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Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s prison system

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 04, 2022
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Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s prison system

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vangua ...

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California's county jails and Department of Correction ...

August 04, 2022
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My View: Since the 1970s California Has Shifted from Prioritizing Education to Incarcerating People

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2022
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My View: Since the 1970s California Has Shifted from Prioritizing Education to Incarcerating People

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week I came across some stunning data—even though I had impli ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week I came across some stunning data—even though I had implicitly known this to be the case, nevertheless seeing the actual data was stunning. In 2021-22, ...

July 30, 2022
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CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: July 30, 2022
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CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) offic ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating two inmate deaths, one at High Desert State Prison (HDSP) on July 22 and ...

July 30, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Prison Doesn’t Work – In One Graphic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Prison Doesn’t Work – In One Graphic

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They say a picture is worth one thousand words—a good graphic migh ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They say a picture is worth one thousand words—a good graphic might be worth even more than that. I pulled this graphic from CDCR because it shows the breakdown ...

July 25, 2022
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Rally Held to Support Incarcerated Man Who Was Allegedly Over-Sentenced

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 22, 2022
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Rally Held to Support Incarcerated Man Who Was Allegedly Over-Sentenced

by Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A rally was held at the California State Capitol in support of an inc ...

by Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A rally was held at the California State Capitol in support of an incarcerated man who was sentenced to 39 years to life for a crime where no one was physically hur ...

June 22, 2022
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A Bill to Create Humane Health Care for the Incarcerated Moving through Legislature

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 11, 2022
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A Bill to Create Humane Health Care for the Incarcerated Moving through Legislature

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - A bill that would mandate the Department of Corrections and Rehabil ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - A bill that would mandate the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to notify designated family members within 24 hours of an incarcerated person be ...

April 11, 2022
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Prosecuting Addiction

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 30, 2022
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Prosecuting Addiction

By O. Rick Bridges Post Reporter / Published in Mule Creek Post Literally everything that you think you ...

By O. Rick Bridges Post Reporter / Published in Mule Creek Post Literally everything that you think you know about addiction may not be true. Following a dutiful and methodical course of scientific r ...

March 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Confidential Information

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Confidential Information

By John Mendoza This memo was prepared in regards to the use / misuse of confidential information against ...

By John Mendoza This memo was prepared in regards to the use / misuse of confidential information against incarcerated people. When dealing with this topic there are very few “pros” to report and a tr ...

March 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Define Slavery

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|Date: March 07, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Define Slavery

By John Mendoza Nationwide we have been tearing down statue after statue of historical figures that repre ...

By John Mendoza Nationwide we have been tearing down statue after statue of historical figures that represent inequality, slavery and oppression. In California, no matter how many statues we remove, w ...

March 07, 2022
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California Prisoners Given Substandard Medical Care and Families Left in the Dark, Loved Ones Say

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|Date: March 02, 2022
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California Prisoners Given Substandard Medical Care and Families Left in the Dark, Loved Ones Say

By Robert J. Hansen The wives and the mother of prisoners within the California Prison system say that th ...

By Robert J. Hansen The wives and the mother of prisoners within the California Prison system say that their loved ones and many others are not given proper medical care and that it fails to communica ...

March 02, 2022
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CA Agrees to $3.5 Million Settlement in Prison Death Case; Family Lawyers Charge It Was a ‘Tragedy’ That Could Have Been ‘Averted’ by Prison Staff

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|Date: February 21, 2022
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CA Agrees to $3.5 Million Settlement in Prison Death Case; Family Lawyers Charge It Was a ‘Tragedy’ That Could Have Been ‘Averted’ by Prison Staff

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will pay $3.5 million in a wrongful death case involving a woman beaten to death by her cellmate ins ...

February 21, 2022
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CDCR Embraces Technology for Rehabilitation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2022
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CDCR Embraces Technology for Rehabilitation

By Christopher S. Bryson As part of a collaborative venture between the California Department of Correcti ...

By Christopher S. Bryson As part of a collaborative venture between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and Global Tel Link (GTL), inmates at the Mule Creek State Prison ...

February 12, 2022
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Guest Commentary: CDCR Implements Mandatory Modification Program Statewide

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: CDCR Implements Mandatory Modification Program Statewide

By Christopher S Bryson On January 6, 2022, the CDCR announced measures to protect the health of the inca ...

By Christopher S Bryson On January 6, 2022, the CDCR announced measures to protect the health of the incarcerated community from exposure to Covid-19 and Omicron. To accomplish this, it will minimize ...

February 08, 2022
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California Prisons Face 3rd Wave of COVID, Some without Vaccine Mandates

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: February 04, 2022
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California Prisons Face 3rd Wave of COVID, Some without Vaccine Mandates

By Michele Chadwick BAKERSFIELD, CA – As California prisons face a third wave of COVID infections, ...

By Michele Chadwick BAKERSFIELD, CA – As California prisons face a third wave of COVID infections, Kern County Superior Court Judge Bernard Barmann’s restraining order remains in place, allowin ...

February 04, 2022
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Court Reinstates TRO Preventing Earlier Release for Second-Strike Offenders

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2022
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Court Reinstates TRO Preventing Earlier Release for Second-Strike Offenders

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Superior Court Judge Judith S. Craddick reinstated a Te ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Superior Court Judge Judith S. Craddick reinstated a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against CDCR preventing them from awarding 66 percent custody c ...

January 26, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 26, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison

By Steve Brooks At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), a musical symphony of hoarse voices, hacking coughs and ...

By Steve Brooks At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), a musical symphony of hoarse voices, hacking coughs and the clearing of congested nasal passages is signaling another outbreak of COVID-19. The new Om ...

January 26, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Honoring Those Who Died from COVID

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Honoring Those Who Died from COVID

California prison mourns the loss of 28 incarcerated people from COVID-19 By Joe Garcia On a clear, crisp ...

California prison mourns the loss of 28 incarcerated people from COVID-19 By Joe Garcia On a clear, crisp November morning, two dozen prisoners and outside guests walked a silent lap in the main yard ...

January 15, 2022
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Court Orders Body Cameras Worn in Five Prisons

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|Date: January 10, 2022
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Court Orders Body Cameras Worn in Five Prisons

By Angie D. Gordon In the coming years, perhaps months, officer-worn body cameras will likely become the ...

By Angie D. Gordon In the coming years, perhaps months, officer-worn body cameras will likely become the norm throughout the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Significant ...

January 10, 2022
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Mass quarantines at San Quentin as prison officials prepare for Omicron surge

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: January 02, 2022
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Mass quarantines at San Quentin as prison officials prepare for Omicron surge

By Kevin D. Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member of the Soci ...

By Kevin D. Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member of the Society of the Professional Journalists (SPJ) whose work has appeared in the Guardian, San Francisc ...

January 02, 2022
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