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“I don’t trust it” — Survey Shows Vaccine Hesitancy at 50 Percent in Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: May 25, 2021
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“I don’t trust it” — Survey Shows Vaccine Hesitancy at 50 Percent in Santa Rita Jail

Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous updates ...

Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous updates. By Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA -- During the month of May, COVID-19 cases in Santa Rita Jail ...

May 25, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population

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|Date: May 11, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous updates. ALAMEDA, CA - During the months of April and May, Santa Rita Jail reported a ...

May 11, 2021
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Police Body Cam Footage Released of In-Custody Death of Mario Gonzalez in Alameda

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|Date: April 29, 2021
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Police Body Cam Footage Released of In-Custody Death of Mario Gonzalez in Alameda

By Alexander Ramirez ALAMEDA, CA – Police body-camera footage was released by the city of Alameda Wednesd ...

By Alexander Ramirez ALAMEDA, CA – Police body-camera footage was released by the city of Alameda Wednesday of the encounter between Mario Gonzalez and the Alameda police on April 19 – the recording s ...

April 29, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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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Judge Balances Veteran’s Mental Health and Public Safety

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: April 19, 2021
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Judge Balances Veteran’s Mental Health and Public Safety

By Alexander Jimenez DUBLIN, CA – After lengthy argument here in Alameda County Superior Court this las ...

By Alexander Jimenez DUBLIN, CA – After lengthy argument here in Alameda County Superior Court this last week, veteran Jay Robert Soliven won consideration of his vet status and was released without ...

April 19, 2021
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Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on SRJ's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- COVID-19 cases ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on SRJ's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) have been steadily rising over the past two weeks. Currently, there a ...

April 06, 2021
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Comparing SF and Alameda Calls into Question Traditional ‘Tough on Crime’ DA Policies

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|Date: March 25, 2021
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Comparing SF and Alameda Calls into Question Traditional ‘Tough on Crime’ DA Policies

Senior Legal Analyst Kate Chatfield Questions the Effectiveness of Alameda DA’s Tough on Crime Approach ...

Senior Legal Analyst Kate Chatfield Questions the Effectiveness of Alameda DA’s Tough on Crime Approach By Mia Machado OAKLAND-- As the Recall Chesa Boudin movement gains momentum, casting a negativ ...

March 25, 2021
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Alameda Public Health Dept. Issues Mandatory Staff Testing Order to Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: March 17, 2021
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Alameda Public Health Dept. Issues Mandatory Staff Testing Order to Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA -- Santa Rita Jail has reported 109 total COVID-19 cases among staff/contra ...

By Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA -- Santa Rita Jail has reported 109 total COVID-19 cases among staff/contractors since the pandemic emerged. All of them have recovered, leaving no current cases. On Marc ...

March 17, 2021
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Zero Dollar Bail after DA Office Decides to “Take a Chance” on Defendant

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: February 27, 2021
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Zero Dollar Bail after DA Office Decides to “Take a Chance” on Defendant

By Katie DaQuino, Alexander Jimenez, and Koda Slingluff ALAMEDA, CA – With the District Attorney’s Office ...

By Katie DaQuino, Alexander Jimenez, and Koda Slingluff ALAMEDA, CA – With the District Attorney’s Office taking the pandemic and the unclear possession of the gun into account, a zero dollar bail was ...

February 27, 2021
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Five Years after Body Found in Rented Truck on Christmas, and Despite COVID-19, Defendant Trial Finally Begins

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|Date: February 04, 2021
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Five Years after Body Found in Rented Truck on Christmas, and Despite COVID-19, Defendant Trial Finally Begins

By Koda Slingluff OAKLAND - This week, the trial of Charles Kyle Goetting finally began—just over five ye ...

By Koda Slingluff OAKLAND - This week, the trial of Charles Kyle Goetting finally began—just over five years since a scene at an East Bay transit parking lot led to the bleak discovery of a dead body ...

February 04, 2021
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“My first quarantine cell was covered in feces, vomit and blood. Deputies did not care” – Narratives from Santa Rita Jail Detail Horrifying Conditions During Pandemic

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: October 09, 2020
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“My first quarantine cell was covered in feces, vomit and blood. Deputies did not care” – Narratives from Santa Rita Jail Detail Horrifying Conditions During Pandemic

By Linh Nguyen ALAMEDA COUNTY -- On Sep. 8, John (name changed for anonymity) started feeling unwell. Fou ...

By Linh Nguyen ALAMEDA COUNTY -- On Sep. 8, John (name changed for anonymity) started feeling unwell. Four days later, on Sep. 12, his symptoms worsened and he reported his condition to a nurse. He wa ...

October 09, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Increased by One Hundred as CDCR Transfers Are Halted; Questions Arise Regarding Mental Health Care for Incarcerated

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: September 21, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Increased by One Hundred as CDCR Transfers Are Halted; Questions Arise Regarding Mental Health Care for Incarcerated

By Linh Nguyen Overview This week at Santa Rita Jail, while the jail population increased to its hi ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview This week at Santa Rita Jail, while the jail population increased to its highest population since April, ASCO reported that there were no active cases of COVID-19 among t ...

September 21, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black C ...

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black Chief Public Defender in the state of California. He discusses mass incarceration, criminal just ...

September 10, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Active Cases at a Standstill; Jail Population Increased by Eleven Percent Since April – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: September 07, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Active Cases at a Standstill; Jail Population Increased by Eleven Percent Since April – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week at Santa Rita Jail, two housing units under quarantine were released da ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week at Santa Rita Jail, two housing units under quarantine were released days after they began quarantine, citing negative test results for the index case. No new positiv ...

September 07, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Soars and Testing Remains Minimal

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 24, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Soars and Testing Remains Minimal

By Larkin White Overview Eight new cases have appeared in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) since last Sunday, althou ...

By Larkin White Overview Eight new cases have appeared in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) since last Sunday, although there have been no new cases since Wednesday. Testing has increased slightly from the beginn ...

August 24, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Tested Less Than 7% Of Population Last week – Claims Outbreak is Resolved

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 17, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Tested Less Than 7% Of Population Last week – Claims Outbreak is Resolved

Overview There is a new and ongoing outbreak in Santa Rita Jail as of Sunday, August 16. 18 people tested ...

Overview There is a new and ongoing outbreak in Santa Rita Jail as of Sunday, August 16. 18 people tested positive last week, despite particularly low testing rates. The majority of new cases appeared ...

August 17, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, <10 Percent of Population Tested

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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?

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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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Guest Commentary: Death in San Leandro

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Death in San Leandro

by Pamela Price I live in Oakland California about 3 miles from San Leandro California. San Leandro is wh ...

by Pamela Price I live in Oakland California about 3 miles from San Leandro California. San Leandro is what some call a “bedroom community” to Oakland. It’s a City where restrictive covenants and land ...

May 05, 2020
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