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Commentary: Death Row Roach

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|Date: March 30, 2023
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Commentary: Death Row Roach

By Jason Davis Randall Cash, 63, was arrested at age 25 and after a 7 years long trial was given the deat ...

By Jason Davis Randall Cash, 63, was arrested at age 25 and after a 7 years long trial was given the death penalty for murder. After serving ten years on death row at San Quentin, his execution day wa ...

March 30, 2023
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California Adopts the Scandinavian Prison Model

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|Date: March 19, 2023
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California Adopts the Scandinavian Prison Model

By D. Razor Babb California is rethinking the purpose of prison, and has devoted $20 million toward reinv ...

By D. Razor Babb California is rethinking the purpose of prison, and has devoted $20 million toward reinventing San Quentin Prison into a Scandinavian model of incarceration. The L.A. Times reports th ...

March 19, 2023
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San Quentin to Be Reimagined As ‘San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’ Prioritizing Rehabilitation and Education Programs to Strengthen Public Safety

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|Date: March 18, 2023
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San Quentin to Be Reimagined As ‘San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’ Prioritizing Rehabilitation and Education Programs to Strengthen Public Safety

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Quentin – Governor Newsom, alongside state legislators, surviv ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Quentin – Governor Newsom, alongside state legislators, survivors of crime and victim advocates, and civil rights leaders, announced that San Quentin State P ...

March 18, 2023
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Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

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|Date: February 09, 2023
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Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact that i ...

By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact that it leads to the hidden death or other death penalty by prolonging incarceration. While costing t ...

February 09, 2023
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Chief Stankewitz Moves a Step Closer to Freedom with Judge’s Order

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|Date: October 11, 2022
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Chief Stankewitz Moves a Step Closer to Freedom with Judge’s Order

By Robert J. Hansen Almost two weeks ago, a California judge ordered the state of California and the Atto ...

By Robert J. Hansen Almost two weeks ago, a California judge ordered the state of California and the Attorney General’s Office to show cause why the murder conviction of the inmate who has served 43 y ...

October 11, 2022
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Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards

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|Date: October 05, 2022
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Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards

All three will be honored on October 13 in Sacramento. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online: ...

All three will be honored on October 13 in Sacramento. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online: http://tiny.cc/vanguard_2022 Three formerly incarcerated individuals will be honored in Sacram ...

October 05, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 169: Stephen Liebb, Incarcerated 33 Years, Helps to Free Others

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|Date: October 03, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 169: Stephen Liebb, Incarcerated 33 Years, Helps to Free Others

https://youtu.be/64d51g8c3qM Stephen Liebb spent 33 years behind bars for first degree murder. 19 of tho ...

https://youtu.be/64d51g8c3qM Stephen Liebb spent 33 years behind bars for first degree murder. 19 of those years were spent at San Quentin. He earned his release on parole in 2013. Now he works as a ...

October 03, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award

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|Date: September 29, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award

https://youtu.be/jGgjMbSVRAU On October 13, James King will receive a Vanguard Justice Award as a formerl ...

https://youtu.be/jGgjMbSVRAU On October 13, James King will receive a Vanguard Justice Award as a formerly incarcerated individual. James King is the Campaign Manager for the Ella Baker Center for Hum ...

September 29, 2022
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‘The O. Smith Perspective:’ Incarcerated Artist Orlando Smith’s Stunning Solo Exhibition of Social and Political Commentary

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|Date: August 22, 2022
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‘The O. Smith Perspective:’ Incarcerated Artist Orlando Smith’s Stunning Solo Exhibition of Social and Political Commentary

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

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to report on the pandemic in California’s county jails and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (C ...

August 22, 2022
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Breaking: Longest Serving Person on California’s Death Row, Stankewitz Granted Resentencing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2022
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Breaking: Longest Serving Person on California’s Death Row, Stankewitz Granted Resentencing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA - In November 2020, the Vanguard broke the story about ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA - In November 2020, the Vanguard broke the story about Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, the longest serving incarcerated person on death row at San Quentin ...

June 29, 2022
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Newsom Kills Death Row

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|Date: March 28, 2022
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Newsom Kills Death Row

By Adrian G. Torres Published by the Mule Creek Post In a January 31, 2022 press conference, California ...

By Adrian G. Torres Published by the Mule Creek Post In a January 31, 2022 press conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his intent to stand by his decision to undo the state’s death r ...

March 28, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Continuously Dumbfounded Confused and Repeat… and Repeat… My CDCR Covid Experience, Round 2

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|Date: February 23, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Continuously Dumbfounded Confused and Repeat… and Repeat… My CDCR Covid Experience, Round 2

By Franklin Lee "You have COVID... again," said the nurse. After last year's fiasco, these were the words ...

By Franklin Lee "You have COVID... again," said the nurse. After last year's fiasco, these were the words you did not want to hear again. As we entered the third year of COVID, we all hoped the world ...

February 23, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison

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|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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Commentary: Is San Quentin Forecasting Massive Quarantines?

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|Date: January 06, 2022
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Commentary: Is San Quentin Forecasting Massive Quarantines?

By Kevin D. Sawyer Reminiscent of the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 ravaged California's oldest prison, S ...

By Kevin D. Sawyer Reminiscent of the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 ravaged California's oldest prison, San Quentin State Prison is now wordlessly making preparations to quarantine prisoners in mass. ...

January 06, 2022
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Mass quarantines at San Quentin as prison officials prepare for Omicron surge

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|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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‘Too Little, Too Late’ Charges Lawyer After Judge Finally Rules CA Dept of Prisons, San Quentin Inflicted Cruel and Unusual Punishment on Incarcerated at San Quentin – Thousands Died or Infected with COVID-19

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|Date: November 19, 2021
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‘Too Little, Too Late’ Charges Lawyer After Judge Finally Rules CA Dept of Prisons, San Quentin Inflicted Cruel and Unusual Punishment on Incarcerated at San Quentin – Thousands Died or Infected with COVID-19

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This week, Judge Geoffrey Howard of Marin County Superior Court ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This week, Judge Geoffrey Howard of Marin County Superior Court ruled in favor of incarcerated who sued the California Department of Corrections & Rehabil ...

November 19, 2021
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Judge Finds SQ Officials Fell Short of Deliberate Indifference – but Hammers the Conduct of the Prison Officials during COVID Crisis

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|Date: October 18, 2021
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Judge Finds SQ Officials Fell Short of Deliberate Indifference – but Hammers the Conduct of the Prison Officials during COVID Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Marin County – “Respondent caused 'the worst epidemiological disas ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Marin County – “Respondent caused 'the worst epidemiological disaster in California correctional history,' a judge ruled in what could be considered a mixed verd ...

October 18, 2021
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Not Even a Worldwide Pandemic Can Stop California Reentry Program from Helping San Quentin Parolees Reenter Society

Posted by Beiqi Wang
|Date: October 15, 2021
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Not Even a Worldwide Pandemic Can Stop California Reentry Program from Helping San Quentin Parolees Reenter Society

By Beiqi Wang SAN FRANCISCO— When incarcerated people in California are released from San Quentin State P ...

By Beiqi Wang SAN FRANCISCO— When incarcerated people in California are released from San Quentin State Prison on parole, they are dropped off at a bus station with 200 bucks of gate money. Quite lite ...

October 15, 2021
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‘The Only Way the Virus Gets in Here Is Through Them’ – SQ Prisoners Frustrated with Latest COVID-19 Outbreak

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|Date: August 25, 2021
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‘The Only Way the Virus Gets in Here Is Through Them’ – SQ Prisoners Frustrated with Latest COVID-19 Outbreak

By Joe Garcia The incarcerated community at San Quentin State Prison (SQ) are angry, frustrated and confu ...

By Joe Garcia The incarcerated community at San Quentin State Prison (SQ) are angry, frustrated and confused about the prison administration’s actions following the most recent outbreak of COVID-19. A ...

August 25, 2021
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When All Hell Broke Loose: The Year of Coronavirus at San Quentin

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|Date: August 20, 2021
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When All Hell Broke Loose: The Year of Coronavirus at San Quentin

By Kevin D. Sawyer Prisoners inside San Quentin Prison who survived the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 weren’t ...

By Kevin D. Sawyer Prisoners inside San Quentin Prison who survived the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 weren’t “all in it together” as people outside were urged to be throughout the pandemic. Before the ye ...

August 20, 2021
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