On March 25, as coronavirus was just starting to spread within the state prison system, attorneys...
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CDCR Plans to Release as Many as 3,500 Prisoners Nearing the End of Their Sentences
UPDATE: As of April 3, there were twelve prisoners with COVID-19 diagnoses, triple the count...
As Local Officials Continue to Drop Jail Populations Due to COVID-19 Dangers, California’s Overcrowded Prisons Remain Critically at Risk
Is Governor Gavin Newsom doing enough to address the coronavirus threat to California’s...
First California Prisoner Tests Positive for COVID-19
UPDATE: As of Wednesday, March 25, two additional prison employees — one at California State...
String of Fatal Overdoses at Lancaster Prison Points to Urgent Need for Treatment on the Inside
David Weed was two months shy of his 38th birthday when he died from an overdose of fentanyl and...
CDCR Will Have to Send Annual Reports on Suicide Prevention to CA Legislature Under New Law
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has long struggled to prevent...