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A San Quentin officer who had been hospitalized with an induced coma due to coronavirus has died.

Prison officials at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County say coronavirus cases at the facility have fallen from 2,200 to just 173.

A prisoner on San Quentin’s death row died Sunday at an outside hospital, apparently from complications related to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Sunday.

A prisoner on San Quentin’s death row died Sunday at an outside hospital, apparently from complications related to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Sunday.

Another San Quentin State Prison inmate has died of suspected coronavirus.

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit spoke to more than 15 people who were locked up or working at San Quentin during one of the state’s worse coronavirus outbreaks.

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit spoke to more than 15 people who were locked up or working at San Quentin during one of the state’s worse coronavirus outbreaks. Candice Kguyen reports.

Another San Quentin State Prison death row inmate has died of suspected coronavirus.

So often the discussion about COVID-19 is a numbers game. But it’s critical to remember that every number is a person that often is in the fight for their lives.

So often the discussion about COVID-19 is a numbers game. But it’s critical to remember that every number is a person that often is in the fight for their lives. Damian Trujillo reports.

Another California death row inmate has died from what appears to be complications of the coronavirus amid an outbreak sweeping through San Quentin State Prison, authorities said Wednesday.

Amid a devastating coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin State Prison that’s infected about 2,000 incarcerated people, killing 12, H Unit has been an island of relative calm.

Inmate advocates, lawmakers and public health officials gathered in the shadow of San Quentin Thursday to demand the governor speed up plans to reduce the number of inmates at the state prison.

A COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin Prison has halted the California Department of Corrections’ plans to transfer some inmates from San Quentin to North Kern State Prison. A total of 613 cases have been confirmed in the inmate population, and 89 staff members have also tested positive.

A COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison has halted the California Department of Corrections’ plans to transfer some inmates from San Quentin to North Kern State Prison.

The number of San Quentin inmates who have tested positive for the coronavirus is so great, the prison is running out of space to safely house them. Raj Mathai reports.

A COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison has halted the California Department of Corrections’ plans to transfer some inmates from San Quentin to North Kern State Prison. Roz Plater reports.

California lawmakers harshly criticized state corrections officials’ “failure of leadership” Wednesday, saying they botched their handling of the coronavirus pandemic by inadvertently transferring infected inmates to a virus-free prison, triggering the state’s worst prison outbreak.

Amid a rapidly-spreading coronavirus outbreak that’s infected about a third of all people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, dozens of COVID-19 positive prisoners declared a hunger strike this week in protest of what they call “dismal” living conditions during their quarantine, according to sources inside the prison.

The situation at San Quentin State Prison is growing increasingly dire. On Thursday, the COVID-19 case count spiked to 1,345 cases, which is more than a third of the prisoners. Jackie Ward reports.