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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

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|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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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin

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|Date: August 16, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin

Cesar McDowell chronicles his journey from San Quentin to becoming, while still incarcerated, the co-foun ...

Cesar McDowell chronicles his journey from San Quentin to becoming, while still incarcerated, the co-founder and CEO of Unite The People Inc., a non profit organization that promotes social justice an ...

August 16, 2021
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San Quentin Declares Another Outbreak After Four Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19

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|Date: August 16, 2021
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San Quentin Declares Another Outbreak After Four Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19

By Joe Garcia San Quentin State Prison is experiencing a new COVID-19 outbreak after four incarcerated me ...

By Joe Garcia San Quentin State Prison is experiencing a new COVID-19 outbreak after four incarcerated men in a cell block tested positive, chief medical executive Alison Pachynski said on Saturday. A ...

August 16, 2021
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Chasing Justice Podcast Welcomes Members of Ear Hustle to Discuss Necessary Changes Needed in Criminal Justice System

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|Date: August 13, 2021
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Chasing Justice Podcast Welcomes Members of Ear Hustle to Discuss Necessary Changes Needed in Criminal Justice System

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week released a new ...

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week released a new episode of his popular podcast, Chasing Justice, with guests from Ear Hustle—Earlonne Woods and ...

August 13, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

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|Date: July 24, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than ...

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than $1.6 billion to support COVID testing and mitigation in vulnerable communities. "As we continu ...

July 24, 2021
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Fully Vaccinated CDCR Staff Members Now Exempt From Surveillance Testing

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|Date: June 28, 2021
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Fully Vaccinated CDCR Staff Members Now Exempt From Surveillance Testing

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis Incarc ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated Narrative Dangerous conditions that caused San Quentin's COVID-19 outbreak to spin out o ...

June 28, 2021
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San Quentin Prisoners Speak on COVID-19 Vaccinations

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|Date: June 18, 2021
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San Quentin Prisoners Speak on COVID-19 Vaccinations

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

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

June 18, 2021
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San Quentin’s Non-COVID-19 Emergency

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|Date: June 17, 2021
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San Quentin’s Non-COVID-19 Emergency

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

By Kevin 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 Francisco Ch ...

June 17, 2021
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‘Impact of this trauma will stay with us forever’ – San Quentin Resident Reflects on COVID-19

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|Date: June 14, 2021
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‘Impact of this trauma will stay with us forever’ – San Quentin Resident Reflects on COVID-19

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Incarcerated Narratives In an article for The Sacram ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Incarcerated Narratives In an article for The Sacramento Bee, Thanh Tran spoke out about the conditions of being incarcerated at San Quentin during ...

June 14, 2021
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