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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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From San Quentin to ‘Hotel COVID’

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|Date: August 21, 2021
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From San Quentin to ‘Hotel COVID’

Kerry in front of “Hotel COVID,” Oakland’s quarantine facility.By Kerry Rudd “You’ll be paroled to Oaklan ...

Kerry in front of “Hotel COVID,” Oakland’s quarantine facility.By Kerry Rudd “You’ll be paroled to Oakland. Report that Monday,” the parole liaison at my prison informed me on July 15, as she looked d ...

August 21, 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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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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Stankewitz Habeas Granted Informal Response from AG’s Office

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2021
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Stankewitz Habeas Granted Informal Response from AG’s Office

By David M. Greenwald Fresno County, CA – In a move that surprised the defense team, a Fresno County judg ...

By David M. Greenwald Fresno County, CA – In a move that surprised the defense team, a Fresno County judge in early June issued a request for an informal response to the writ of habeas corpus filed on ...

June 14, 2021
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Incarcerated Artist, Orlando Smith, Shares Illustrations on Police Brutality

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: June 08, 2021
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Incarcerated Artist, Orlando Smith, Shares Illustrations on Police Brutality

By Julietta Bisharyan Orlando Smith is a talented illustrated journalist, graphic artist and comic book c ...

By Julietta Bisharyan Orlando Smith is a talented illustrated journalist, graphic artist and comic book creator. He has been incarcerated for 23 years under the draconian Three Strikes Law for each of ...

June 08, 2021
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8 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: 44 DAs File Lawsuit Against CDCR For Good Conduct Credit Expansion

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: June 08, 2021
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8 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: 44 DAs File Lawsuit Against CDCR For Good Conduct Credit Expansion

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Jun ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Jun. 5, there have been a total of 49,336 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the CDCR system – 105 of the ...

June 08, 2021
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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch (June 1, 2021 – June 4, 2021)

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: June 06, 2021
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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch (June 1, 2021 – June 4, 2021)

The Vanguard is an online news group that provides in-depth coverage of courts in California and around t ...

The Vanguard is an online news group that provides in-depth coverage of courts in California and around the nation. Since 2006, The Vanguard has been dedicated to transparency, democracy, open governm ...

June 06, 2021
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Final Live Testimony Phase of San Quentin Prison/COVID-19 Probe Wraps

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: June 05, 2021
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Final Live Testimony Phase of San Quentin Prison/COVID-19 Probe Wraps

By Alex Ramirez and Sophia Barberini MARIN, CA – Three witnesses testified Friday here in Marin County Su ...

By Alex Ramirez and Sophia Barberini MARIN, CA – Three witnesses testified Friday here in Marin County Superior Court in the hearing addressing the COVID-19 outbreak that killed 29 and infected hundre ...

June 05, 2021
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Vanguard Webinar: A Human Rights Disaster at San Quentin (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2021
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Vanguard Webinar: A Human Rights Disaster at San Quentin (Video)

Proceedings have just concluded in Marin County Superior Court against San Quentin State Prison and the C ...

Proceedings have just concluded in Marin County Superior Court against San Quentin State Prison and the California Department of Corrections (CDCR) for what one judge has called “the worst epidemiolog ...

June 05, 2021
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San Quentin Prison Health Officials Take Hot Seat in COVID-19 Court Hearings

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: June 04, 2021
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San Quentin Prison Health Officials Take Hot Seat in COVID-19 Court Hearings

By Jose Medina and Priana Aquino MARIN, CA – In Marin County Superior Court Thursday, in a weeks-long hea ...

By Jose Medina and Priana Aquino MARIN, CA – In Marin County Superior Court Thursday, in a weeks-long hearing into the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin Prison that killed dozens, Judge Geoffrey ...

June 04, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Four Prison Officials Testify in San Quentin Prison COVID-19 Hearing

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: June 03, 2021
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Four Prison Officials Testify in San Quentin Prison COVID-19 Hearing

By Ned Meiners, Kelly Xiao Luo and Alexander Ramirez MARIN, CA – It was a busy day for the San Quentin Pr ...

By Ned Meiners, Kelly Xiao Luo and Alexander Ramirez MARIN, CA – It was a busy day for the San Quentin Prison hearings in Marin County Superior Court Wednesday—four prison officials testified about co ...

June 03, 2021
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