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Multiple COVID-19 Cases Emerge in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Decline– Only 24 Percent of Population is Fully Vaccinated

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|Date: July 22, 2021
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Multiple COVID-19 Cases Emerge in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Decline– Only 24 Percent of Population is Fully Vaccinated

By Tiffany Devlin Bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project p ...

By Tiffany Devlin Bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic ...

July 22, 2021
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Refuses To Survey Staff To Ascertain Vaccination Status

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|Date: July 08, 2021
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Refuses To Survey Staff To Ascertain Vaccination Status

By Tiffany Devlin Bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project p ...

By Tiffany Devlin Bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic ...

July 08, 2021
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Only 35 Percent of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Is Fully Vaccinated According to CAIR’s Database

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|Date: June 14, 2021
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Only 35 Percent of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Is Fully Vaccinated According to CAIR’s Database

By Tiffany Devlin Covid In-Custody Project's bi-weekly highlights from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis ...

By Tiffany Devlin Covid In-Custody Project's bi-weekly highlights from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- Over the past two weeks, COVID-19 cases in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) have remained lo ...

June 14, 2021
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“Have a seizure then we’ll talk” – Santa Rita Jail’s Deputies, Medical Staff Neglect Patients’ Needs Argue Attorneys

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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“Have a seizure then we’ll talk” – Santa Rita Jail’s Deputies, Medical Staff Neglect Patients’ Needs Argue Attorneys

By Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA-- In 2018, attorneys from Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld LLP filed a cl ...

By Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA-- In 2018, attorneys from Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld LLP filed a class-action lawsuit, Babu v. Ahern, on behalf of incarcerated people with serious mental illness ...

April 28, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

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|Date: April 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

By Bob Britton Bob Britton, an activist with the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails part of Fa ...

By Bob Britton Bob Britton, an activist with the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails part of Faith in Action East Bay and a member of the County Justice Involved Mental Health Task Force. He ...

April 21, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

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|Date: October 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla Overview Approximately a week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Offi ...

By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla Overview Approximately a week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported its third COVID-19 outbreak at Santa Rita Jail, 16 of the 18 active cases were repo ...

October 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Peaks After Labor Day Weekend; Officials Report Only One COVID-19 Case in Custody – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

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|Date: September 14, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Peaks After Labor Day Weekend; Officials Report Only One COVID-19 Case in Custody – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week, Santa Rita Jail saw a population spike over Labor Day Weekend, raisi ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week, Santa Rita Jail saw a population spike over Labor Day Weekend, raising the population to the highest it has been since Apr. 10 when the jail began releasing indivi ...

September 14, 2020
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Claims Jail Population is Increasing as CDCR Refuses Transfers

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|Date: August 31, 2020
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Claims Jail Population is Increasing as CDCR Refuses Transfers

By Linh Nguyen Jail News At the beginning of the week, the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, burning about 20 m ...

By Linh Nguyen Jail News At the beginning of the week, the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, burning about 20 miles from Santa Rita Jail, threatened the safety of the population with smoke that made breathi ...

August 31, 2020
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Four Testimonies From Santa Rita Jail Recount Horrible Conditions During COVID-19 – Rejected Requests for Testing, No Masks or Cleaning Supplies, Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

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|Date: August 26, 2020
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Four Testimonies From Santa Rita Jail Recount Horrible Conditions During COVID-19 – Rejected Requests for Testing, No Masks or Cleaning Supplies, Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

By Lauren Smith and Larkin White Since May, Davis Vanguard has led an ongoing investigation into d ...

By Lauren Smith and Larkin White Since May, Davis Vanguard has led an ongoing investigation into different county jail responses to COVID-19. In Alameda County, many currently and formerly inca ...

August 26, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, <10 Percent of Population Tested

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, <10 Percent of Population Tested

By Larkin White COVID-19 in Santa Rita Jail The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided less info ...

By Larkin White COVID-19 in Santa Rita Jail The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided less information in their daily COVID-19 updates these last two weeks compared to information released p ...

August 10, 2020
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Minimal Testing & Labelling Asymptomatic Cases as Recovered – How Santa Rita Jail Brought Down COVID-19 Cases Amidst an Outbreak

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|Date: August 03, 2020
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Minimal Testing & Labelling Asymptomatic Cases as Recovered – How Santa Rita Jail Brought Down COVID-19 Cases Amidst an Outbreak

By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of August 2, the recent outbreak in Santa Rita J ...

By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of August 2, the recent outbreak in Santa Rita Jail appears to be subsiding, in sync with a decrease in new daily cases across Alameda County a ...

August 03, 2020
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Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup?

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|Date: July 27, 2020
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Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup?

By Larkin White & Nikki Suzani Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes Two staff members at Santa Rita ...

By Larkin White & Nikki Suzani Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes Two staff members at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) died this weekend as the jail battles a serious COVID-19 outbreak. They are the firs ...

July 27, 2020
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Student Opinion: The Regents’ Approval to Build on People’s Park Ignores Community and Collective Struggle

Boudin and Supporters Kick Off Anti-Recall Campaign with a Rally

Guest Commentary: Fixing Disparities in Police Stops Goes Beyond Bias

Commentary: CA Prosecutor’s Fentanyl Warnings Aren’t about Overdose Prevention

Changing Prison from the Inside Out: Interview with Samual Brown

SF Public Defender, Private Attorney Team Up to Exonerate Man Who Spent 46 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit

Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence to Charge Man Found with 50 Pounds of Meth Worth $100K With Intent to Sell

Video Evidence of Alleged Domestic Violence Compelling – Judge Seeks to Reduce Charges against Young Mother

Two Experts Testify in Grandfather’s Child Molestation Trial

Judge Denies Release Request for Man Charged with Child Rape – Sets $250K Bail

Multiple COVID-19 Cases Emerge in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Decline– Only 24 Percent of Population is Fully Vaccinated

Multiple COVID-19 Cases Emerge in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Decline– Only 24 Percent of Population is Fully Vaccinated

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Refuses To Survey Staff To Ascertain Vaccination Status

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Refuses To Survey Staff To Ascertain Vaccination Status

Only 35 Percent of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Is Fully Vaccinated According to CAIR’s Database

Only 35 Percent of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Is Fully Vaccinated According to CAIR’s Database

“Have a seizure then we’ll talk” – Santa Rita Jail’s Deputies, Medical Staff Neglect Patients’ Needs Argue Attorneys

“Have a seizure then we’ll talk” – Santa Rita Jail’s Deputies, Medical Staff Neglect Patients’ Needs Argue Attorneys

Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

Santa Rita Jail Population Peaks After Labor Day Weekend; Officials Report Only One COVID-19 Case in Custody – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

Santa Rita Jail Population Peaks After Labor Day Weekend; Officials Report Only One COVID-19 Case in Custody – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Claims Jail Population is Increasing as CDCR Refuses Transfers

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Claims Jail Population is Increasing as CDCR Refuses Transfers

Four Testimonies From Santa Rita Jail Recount Horrible Conditions During COVID-19 – Rejected Requests for Testing, No Masks or Cleaning Supplies, Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

Four Testimonies From Santa Rita Jail Recount Horrible Conditions During COVID-19 – Rejected Requests for Testing, No Masks or Cleaning Supplies, Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, <10 Percent of Population Tested

Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, <10 Percent of Population Tested

Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup?

Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup?

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