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For Incarcerated People in the West, the Virus and the Wildfires Are Colliding Threats

Felony Murder Rule – Adnan Khan

If He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Why Is It Murder?

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Parts of San Quentin prison under quarantine as a precaution

California to release some incarcerated people as coronavirus ravages prisons

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Coronavirus outbreak behind bars: Advocates fear incacerated people will hide symptoms

Coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin prison triples in just 2 weeks after reckless transfer of incarcerated people

San Quentin prison incarcerated person first to be released under new CA murder law

Federal judge: San Quentin COVID-19 outbreak result of ‘significant failure’

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The Coronavirus Is Hitting US Prisons, And Advocates Fear Sick Incarcerated People Will Be Afraid To Get Treatment

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Governor’s prison commutations are no substitute for  justice reform

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The coronavirus crisis behind bars

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‘Severe inhumanity’: California prisons overwhelmed by Covid outbreaks and approaching fires

California urged to release older incarcerated people amid coronavirus, including people who have committed violent crime

Grief behind bars: incarcerated people on the cycles of violence

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How is coronavirus impacting incarcerated people?

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Released from San Quentin, Rebuilding Their Lives

Lawmakers Want Stronger COVID-19 Protections in California Prisons

The Canteen Project – Audio

Coronavirus Cases Surge at San Quentin Prison

Forced To Breathe the Same Air: A Look Inside CA Prisons During a Pandemic

Adnan Khan Is First to Be Released From Prison Under New Law

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Adnan Khan as he talks with Alicia Menendez from MSNBC about COVID-19 in prisons:

• Youtube: MSNBC Live with Alicia Menendez
• Facebook: MSNBC Live with Alicia Menendez

San Quentin Prison pandemic conditions a ‘living hell’ for inmates

U.S. conducts first federal execution in nearly two decades

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Protecting Jails From COVID-19 and Theater During Quarantine

City Visions: Adnan Khan and Alex Mallick of Re:store Justice on why rehabilitation matters

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Outbreak at San Quentin: COVID Is Skyrocketing in CA Prisons. Why Haven’t More People Been Released?

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California to Release Some Incarcerated People With Virus Ravaging Prisons

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CORONAVIRUS IN JAILS AND PRISONS

MY FRIEND DIED IN SAN QUENTIN DUE TO COVID-19. HIS DEATH WAS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE.

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Behind Bars, but Still Posting on TikTok

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Major coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin prison

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A person on death row who was found dead had coronavirus. Nearly half the cases in California prisons are in the same facility

7 prisoners with coronavirus died at San Quentin and hundreds more are dying in US jails and prisons

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Hunger Strike At San Quentin – Audio

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TikTok in prison

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Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis

New ‘Restorative Justice’ Program Promises to Reduce Crime, Save Taxpayers Money

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California Prisons Replace Their Top Medical Officer Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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COVID19 in Prisons: Podcast with Brie Williams, Adnan Khan, & Eric Maserati-E Abercrombie

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INTERVIEW: Phil Melendez On San Quentin’s Conditions

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What Restorative Justice Can Teach Us About COVID-19 – And Ourselves.

Empathy & Accountability In The Time Of COVID-19

Op-Ed: Surviving Shelter In Place As A Survivor Of Homicide

Dispatches From San Quentin: Is San Quentin State Prison The Future Of Prison Reform?

As Local Officials Continue To Drop Jail Populations Due To COVID-19 Dangers, California’s Overcrowded Prisons Remain Critically At Risk

Dispatch From San Quentin: Filmmaker/Writer/Activist Adnan Khan Becomes First Person Re-Sentenced After Change In Felony Murder Rule

Dispatch From San Quentin: Sticks And Stones

Dispatch From San Quentin: Can Humanity Break Through Where Empathy Is Disallowed?

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Coronavirus Impact Podcast with Ben Higgins

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There’s No “Both Sides”

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Interview: Rebecca Weiker and Phil Melendez, Restorative Justice Pioneers (with Amanda Knox)

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When You Didn’t Pull the Trigger, Can It Still Be Called Murder?

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East Bay man goes from serving life in prison to leading prominent reform organization

Major changes coming to California Prisons amid COVID-19 concerns

East Bay man is first to be released under new state murder law

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As San Quentin COVID-19 cases increase, state to expedite parole

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California Accomplices to a Felony Shouldn’t Be Sentenced Like the One Who Committed the Murder

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Sacramento Kings go inside Folsom Prison for 1st NBA ‘Play for Justice’ event

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SJ piloting experimental restorative justice effort

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A Sentence for Felony Murder—and the Consequences of Hope

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues a Death Sentence on California’s Death Penalty

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What really happens behind bars? Insiders make videos to show you.

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Jerry Brown transformed California’s justice system – twice

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California’s prisons need a greater culture of rehabilitation

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Overturning the Felony Murder Rule – Re:Store Justice

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ATTN: x FirstWatch: A Special Father’s Day Message

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California leaders learn from Norwegian prison system

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Philip Melendez’s Journey – Re:Store Justice & Upworthy

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Climate Change, Wildfires And COVID-19 Are Creating A Hellish Combo For California Prisons

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The Best Prison Journalism Is Straight Out of San Quentin