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A federal appeals court says Jacqueline Hampton can move ahead with her action against the state for her husband's death during a coronavirus outbreak.

A federal appeals court says Jacqueline Hampton can move ahead with her action against the state for her husband's death during a coronavirus outbreak.

The corrections union said the contract negotiation process is 'going smoothly,' while reform advocates called the current proposal 'disheartening.'

Sgt. Gilbert Polanco was the only guard to die in an outbreak at the prison that resulted in the death of 28 inmates and the infection of more than 2,100 inmates and 270 staff members.

Sgt. Gilbert Polanco was the only guard to die in an outbreak at the prison that resulted in the death of 28 inmates and the infection of more than 2,100 inmates and 270 staff members.

It's possible the Eris subvariant, formally known as EG.5, may have even further immune-escape advantage than other members of the Omicron coronavirus family.

A federal appeals court rejected the state’s bid to toss out a lawsuit filed on behalf of a California prison guard killed three years ago by COVID-19.

Is San Quentin finally safe from COVID? Those of us inside aren’t sure.

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA San Quentin prison is fined $421,880 over deadly COVID-19 conditions; 28 inmates and an officer died [Los Angeles Times] San Quentin State Prison is facing the largest single penalty in the state over workplace safety violations for failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, resulting in the deaths of 28 inmates and one correctional officer and a total of 2,200 confirmed cases. California’s oldest penitentiary was slapped with a $421,880 fine based on a June inspe...

By RICHARD WINTON | Los Angeles Times | Published: February 6, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) — San Quentin State Prison is facing the largest single penalty in the state over workplace safety violations for failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, resulting in...