San Quentin State Prison is experiencing a new COVID-19 outbreak after four incarcerated men in a cell block tested positive, chief medical executive Alison Pachynski said on Saturday. Four of six men placed in quarantine this week were symptomatic and confirmed positive for COVID-19 even though they had been vaccinated, Pachynski said.
Author Archives: Joe Garcia
Joe Garcia is a correspondent for Prison Journalism Project at San Quentin State Prison and the chairperson of San Quentin News’ Journalism Guild. In addition to prison publications, his work has appeared in the MIT Tech Review, Washington Post and the Sacramento Bee.