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Can Folsom Prison's Coronavirus Outbreak be Traced to San Quentin?
The devastating toll of San Quentin State Prison’s recent COVID-19 outbreak, which infected more than 2,400 people at the prison and was among the worst outbreaks in the country, may have spread beyond the prison’s walls.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Folsom State Prison in California
Nearly 90 inmates at Folsom State Prison have tested positive for the coronavirus in the latest outbreak to hit California’s troubled corrections system.
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Governor: New Data Show California Is ‘turning the Corner'
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is turning the corner in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic
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Number of Hospitalizations Lowest Across the State in Weeks
Some good news, in our collective fight against COVID-19. The number of hospitalizations is the lowest it’s been across the state in six weeks and it’s happening locally too. Ian Cull reports.
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NBA Hosts Prison Pickup Games in Social Justice Effort
The NBA is sending players and coaches into prisons to host pickup games with inmates as part of a new effort designed to lessen the stigmas around those behind bars. The Sacramento Kings kicked off the first in a nationwide series of contests this week at Folsom State Prison, made famous in the Johnny Cash song.
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Family Hopes Imprisoned Father Will Be Allowed to See Oakland Boy Who Accidentally Shot Himself
The family of a 4-year-old Oakland boy who accidentally shot himself in the head last week is asking California’s governor to let the boy’s father temporarily leave prison to be by his son’s hospital bedside.
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Family Hopes Father Can See Oakland Boy on Life Support
The family of a 4-year-old Oakland boy who accidentally shot himself in the head last week is asking California’s governor to let the boy’s father temporarily leave prison to be by his son’s hospital bedside. Jodi Hernandez reports.
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Man Who Claimed Innocence Leaves Prison After 27 Years
A California man who spent a quarter-century behind bars for shooting at a group of teenagers — an attack he denied committing — was freed from prison on Thursday after the governor commuted his sentence, his attorneys said.
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50 Years After Concert, Johnny Cash Still Looms Large for Those Stuck in Folsom Prison
Gary Calvin gripped his bass guitar and dug into a low-end funky groove, eyes clenched as his fingers plucked a flurry of notes that reverberated off the room full of empty metal tables — drawing the sleepy gaze of an armed guard. Maybe this particular music wasn’t historic, but the place of its conception certainly was. This was dining room...
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Guards Kill Inmate, Wound Second at State Prison in Folsom
Guards have killed an inmate and critically wounded another at a California state prison.