The latest News & Blogs written by staff, incarcerated colleagues & community members
ABC 7 News: Activists Call on Gov. Newsom to Address San Quentin Outbreak
On Thursday, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers called Stop San Quentin Outbreak is at San Quentin State Prison to demand Gov. Gavin Newsom take action to fight the COVID-19 crisis at the prison. Activists [...]
NPR KQED: Forced To Breathe the Same Air: A Look Inside CA Prisons During a Pandemic
At least half the population at San Quentin State Prison has tested positive for COVID-19. Adnan Khan spent the last four years of his prison sentence there. While he was at San Quentin, he founded [...]
A Condemned Person That Was Found Dead Had Coronavirus. Nearly Half the Cases in California Prisons Are in the Same Facility
Adnan Khan, executive director for Re:Store Justice, a criminal justice reform advocacy group, said it's impossible for detainees to follow social distancing protocols and other guidelines by the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. "The shower [...]
Major Coronavirus Outbreak at San Quentin Prison
San Quentin prison officials are trying to stop a spike in coronavirus cases ravaging inside the state prison just north of San Francisco. About 1,100 individuals have now tested positive for COVID-19. Watch here
Behind Bars, but Still Posting on TikTok
Adnan Khan, the executive director of Re:Store Justice, a criminal justice reform organization he helped start while in prison, says he often used contraband phones to search for basic information online. The day Khan got [...]
CORONAVIRUS IN JAILS AND PRISONS
Adnan Khan, who spent four years in San Quentin and is currently the executive director of the advocacy organization Re:Store Justice, said he’s not surprised that people on death row have become infected. There are no [...]
INTERVIEW: Phil Melendez On San Quentin’s Conditions
Pat talks with Phil Melendez, Program Manager for Re:Store Justice, about his time at San Quentin, the conditions, shortfalls, COVID in prisons, mass release and other fallacies. Check out the podcast here.
Coronavirus Cases Surge at San Quentin Prison
San Quentin is home to a growing number of coronavirus cases following a botched transfer of incarcerated people from a men's prison in Chino, which was previously reported as having the deadliest outbreak in California's [...]
Our Work featured on Democracy Now! Outbreak at San Quentin: COVID Is Skyrocketing in CA Prisons. Why Haven’t More People Been Released?
As coronavirus rapidly spreads through California’s overcrowded prisons, 400 people have tested positive for the virus at San Quentin State Prison. Advocates and incarcerated people warn conditions behind bars make it nearly impossible to stop [...]
Join Re:Store Justice for a Virtual Gathering for Impacted Survivors
In this moment of pandemic and protest, we are more than ever aware of what it means to be a survivor: A survivor of the justice system, a survivor of racism and trauma and loss [...]
Surviving Shelter in Place as a Survivor of Homicide
In July, 2013, the father of my two daughters and the man I spent twelve years married to was a victim of homicide. He and I had split up about a year prior and had [...]
COVID19 in Prisons: Podcast with Brie Williams, Adnan Khan, & Eric Maserati-E Abercrombie
Eight of the 10 largest outbreaks in the US have been in correctional facilities. Physical distancing is impossible in prisons and jails - they're not built for it. Walkways 3 feet wide. Bunk beds where [...]
A Reflection On Making And Wearing Masks
One morning in the early weeks of the pandemic, I made the (very) short trip down to our garage to look for a bin that had my twenty-year old stash of cotton quilting fabric. Together [...]
Empathy & Accountability In The Time Of COVID-19
At a recent White House briefing, President Donald Trump was asked if he had spoken to the families of people who have died due to COVID-19 and if there were any particular stories that had [...]
Ear Hustle Interview: Hold That Space Featuring Sutina and Steven Green
Four women share their stories of loving incarcerated men, and the challenges they face in maintaining their relationships, staying hopeful about an eventual reunion, and carrying on with their lives on the outside. To hear [...]
Our ED, Adnan Khan Interviewed on MSNBC Live with Alicia Menendez
Watch here as our Executive Director, Adnan Khan talks with Alicia Menendez on how american prisons have become hotbeds for COVID-19.
Public health and public safety require that we include lifers in plans to reduce the prison population in California
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerable parts of our community that we have intentionally hidden away: our thirty-five prisons scattered widely across the state that currently house over 118,000 people. Governor Newsom has responded [...]
Join our partner Initiate Justice for Webinar Wednesday: Ending Extreme Sentencing with our ED Adnan Khan
Join our partners Initiate Justice on April 22, 2020 for another #WebinarWednesday where we will be discussing Ending Extreme Sentencing! This week we will be meeting with Adnan Khan, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Re:Store [...]
Join Re:Store Justice for a Virtual Day of Healing for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Please join Re:Store Justice on Tuesday, April 21st from 7PM-8:30PM for a Virtual Day of Healing for National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) to honor our loved ones and create hope for ourselves, our families, [...]
Our Executive Director featured on CBS Sunday Morning
On Sunday Morning: Jails and prisons can be toxic breeding grounds for COVID-19. Ted Koppel talks with Adnan Khan, Executive Director of Re:Store Justice and our board member & Ear Hustle Podcast host Earlonne Woods about [...]
Our ED, Adnan Khan live on Al Jazeera’s The Stream discussing Covid-19 in prisons
The coronavirus is sweeping through one of the world's largest and most vulnerable populations - prisoners. Experts are warning if there are not efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the population at [...]
Our Prison Canteen Support Page featured on NPR KQED
Re:Store Justice started a Facebook group to help with Canteen Support for incarcerated people during COVID-19. “It’s a huge uplifting thing to provide some measure of comfort for people in need.” Listen here to an [...]
What Restorative Justice Can Teach Us About COVID-19 – And Ourselves.
From Witness LA I awaken every morning in this era of COVID-19 with a feeling of disorientation. While the pandemic is unprecedented, this feeling is not unfamiliar. In 1992, my oldest sister Wendy, a [...]
My Experience with Sickness, Quarantines and the Prison’s Healthcare System
In 2015, I had the worst sickness in my entire 16 years of incarceration. Until this day, I do not know what the virus was and what or how I had contracted it because I [...]