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Tag Archives: prison
My Fight For My Husband
Yesterday, August 6 2020, I had the privilege to stand with a group called ‘We Are Their Voices’ to protest in Corcoran, California at Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and Corcoran State Prison where my husband, Sean, is wrongfully imprisoned. We … Continue reading
24 Hour Lockdown
7/23/2020 Sean wrote: I have been confined to my cell 24 hours a day for the past 52 days without due process. CDCR wont call it punishment but what how else do you describe being locked in a 9 by … Continue reading
The Worst Prison Health Screw-up in State History
I spoke with a reporter from The Guardian about Corcoran State Prison and our experience with the recent COVID19 outbreak. The above is a clip from the article that was written about the massive prison health screw up that led … Continue reading
Posted in Prison life
Tagged California Prisons, CDCR, corona virus, COVID19, Gavin Newsom, prison, Ralph Diaz
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Sean’s COVID19 Experience In Prison: Letters
Letters written by Sean O’Brien June 22, 2020 I tested negative for COVID19 on June 19th. I am anxious to get my cellmate’s test results back so I can call my wife. I cannot believe they are doing this to … Continue reading
Posted in Prison life
Tagged CDC, CDCR, COVID-19, cruel and unusual punishment, department of corrections, Gavin Newsom, prison, Ralph Diaz, Scott Budnick, Senator Skinner
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Sean’s COVID-19 Experience Inside Prison!
By Sean O’Brien June 2020, typed by Emelia O’Brien On June 4th, 2020 I tested positive for COVID19. Wrongfully convicted and trapped in prison, it only seems fitting that I got Corona virus. There is nothing that I would have … Continue reading
COVID-19 Inside Prison
I think this is literally the scariest thing Sean and I have ever faced together. Especially with articles like this: Two Prison Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 CDCR says CNN: New Corona Virus Cases in Jails Heightens Concerns About an … Continue reading
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Tagged California Prisons, corona virus, COVID-19, fear, Governor Newsom, Let Them Go, prison
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Busting the Myth: “Free Bed, Food & Health Care”
When I hear of people on the outside saying prison inmates have it made with a free place to sleep, free food and free quality medical care, I know they have never experienced the reality of what prisoners are faced … Continue reading
Our Christmas 2019
Sean made us adorable little stockings with our initials on them! We had a really nice Christmas season this year and got great photos on Christmas Day at visiting. Thank you to those who helped make our season … Continue reading
Family Visit 17: Christmas 2019
Christmas is not typically an enjoyable time of year for us, but this year was completely different. We went into December preparing for our Family Visit, which was a date we were extremely lucky to get: December 21st. We considered … Continue reading
DVI 5: Filth and Pests
This is the fifth post Sean has written about his experience at Tracy Reception Center (Deuel Vocational Institution) in 2006. DVI has a long-standing reputation for being violent and dangerous. Sean was housed there for a brief period shortly following … Continue reading
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Tagged cockroaches, filth, juvenile inmates, prison, rats, trash
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