Protesters demand change at San Quentin

On Sunday, August 2, 2020, protesters gathered to march at an event called No State Execution by COVID-19. The protest was organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices and started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Attendees marched from there to the West Gate of San Quentin Prison in San Quentin, California.

According to the CDCR, “To reduce crowding and promote better physical distancing, San Quentin State Prison’s inmate population has been reduced from 4,051 in March to 3,326 on July 22.” According to the CDCR COVID-19 tracking, there have been 2,184 total confirmed cases with 69 new cases in the last 14 days and 19 deaths.

Protesters are asking Gov. Newsom and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19.

San Quentin State Prison during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (James Fife/[email protected])

Protesters march down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Motorcyclist lead the march down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (James Fife/[email protected])

Boomshake Music play the drums while marching down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (James Fife/[email protected])

Charlie Hite-Wheeler, of Oakland, points while holding 5-year-old Pele during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Natia Woodfork, of San Jose, her husband Ray Woodfork who is serving life without the possibility of parole at Solano State Prison, marches down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Isaiah Rodriguez, 25, of Santa Cruz, his uncle in Pelican Bay State Prison, marches down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Brass Liberation Orchestra play while marching down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

The correctional officers stand guard after they closed and locked the fence during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Some protesters made their feelings known to the Correctional Officers behind the gate during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (James Fife/[email protected])

Natia Woodfork, of San Jose, speaks about her husband, Ray Woodfork, serving life without the possibility of parole at Solano State Prison during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Elsie Lee, of Sacramento, her husband Wilbert Lee has served 23 years, stands outside the West gate during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Luis Talamantez, known as part of the San Quentin Six, speaks to the group gathered during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Toby Blome, of El Cerrito, paints “Let them go now!! Newsom=bloody hands” outside the west gate during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

A protester points and tells a man to put his mask on but he refuses during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

Angela Cadena, administration with We Are Their Voices, speaks about her husband, Feliciano Cadena serving in California State Prison, Corcoran, outside the West gate during the protest No State Execution by COVID-19 organized by No Justice Under Capitalism and We Are Their Voices that started at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and marched to the West gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 protesters closed Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as they marched to San Quentin Prison. Protesters are asking that prisoners are released and for the prisons to have better conditions during COVID-19. (Sara Nevis/[email protected])

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