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About 57% of staff in California prisons have skipped COVID vaccines. In this image from 2018, inmates pass a correctional officer as they leave an exercise yard at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Most prison staff refuse COVID vaccine — should California let them?

by Byrhonda Lyons May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

In 30 of 35 California prisons, less than half of workers are COVID vaccinated. Some advocates urge the state to mandate staff shots.

Demonstrators march toward the west gate entrance of San Quentin State Prison on Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 people gathered to demand Gov. Newsom and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation do more to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group

High-risk inmates aren’t prioritized in state’s early releases

by Byrhonda Lyons December 11, 2020December 14, 2020

An inmate is moved after a session with a psychologist at the the mental health unit at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, June 9, 2014. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Overtime at California’s prisons swelled to almost half a billion dollars last year

by Raheem Hosseini August 10, 2020August 10, 2020