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Dozens of Incarcerated with Mental Health Care Problems Languishing in Sacramento County Jails – Lawyers Threaten Legal Action

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|Date: September 09, 2023
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Dozens of Incarcerated with Mental Health Care Problems Languishing in Sacramento County Jails – Lawyers Threaten Legal Action

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County has less th ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County has less than a month to immediately treat or transfer dozens of people in county jails with “acute or int ...

September 09, 2023
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Community Coalition Describes Sacramento Board of Supervisors Decision to Expand Main Jail ‘Corruption’ and ‘Conflict of Interest’ – Urges Cancellation of Jail Contract

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|Date: August 03, 2023
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Community Coalition Describes Sacramento Board of Supervisors Decision to Expand Main Jail ‘Corruption’ and ‘Conflict of Interest’ – Urges Cancellation of Jail Contract

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Board o ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Tuesday was asked by a coalition of community groups here to “vote to cancel the ...

August 03, 2023
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Public Health Advocates, Decarcerate Sac Urge Sacramento County Supervisors to Honor Promise to Address Racism as Public Health Crisis – Not One Supe Responded

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: July 13, 2023
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Public Health Advocates, Decarcerate Sac Urge Sacramento County Supervisors to Honor Promise to Address Racism as Public Health Crisis – Not One Supe Responded

By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA - Public Health Advocates and Decarcerate Sacramento called on Sacrame ...

By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA - Public Health Advocates and Decarcerate Sacramento called on Sacramento County Supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting to honor the commitment they made to addressing rac ...

July 13, 2023
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Sacramento County Jail Vigil Details Horrific Stories of Lack of Humane Treatment for Incarcerated

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|Date: May 30, 2023
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Sacramento County Jail Vigil Details Horrific Stories of Lack of Humane Treatment for Incarcerated

By Mackenzie Wilson Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA - More than 80 people attended a vigil outside ...

By Mackenzie Wilson Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA - More than 80 people attended a vigil outside the Downtown Sacramento County Main Jail May 18 for those who have died or suffered inside of ...

May 30, 2023
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Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: December 24, 2022
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Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion

By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - Incarceration opponent Decarcerate Sacramento Thursday released a Tw ...

By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - Incarceration opponent Decarcerate Sacramento Thursday released a Twitter statement strongly opposing Sacramento County’s decision to expand its downtown jail, rat ...

December 24, 2022
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Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: December 10, 2022
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Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA -The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the $450 million ...

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA -The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the $450 million proposal to essentially expand the downtown Main Jail Thursday which it views as the only viabl ...

December 10, 2022
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Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: December 08, 2022
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Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting which lasted well into t ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting which lasted well into the night, hundreds voiced their opinion on whether to expand the Main Jail. Those against expan ...

December 08, 2022
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Social Justice Group/Jail Watchdog Wants Embattled Sacramento County Jail Closed to Federal Prisoners – Urges County Cancel U.S. Marshal Service Contract

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 02, 2022
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Social Justice Group/Jail Watchdog Wants Embattled Sacramento County Jail Closed to Federal Prisoners – Urges County Cancel U.S. Marshal Service Contract

By Crescenzo Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A social justice group and ja ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A social justice group and jail watchdog of sorts is urging the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors to cancel its long-st ...

August 02, 2022
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In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 19, 2022
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In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. decision to release several hundred incarcerated from its two jails last week because of the re ...

January 19, 2022
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BREAKING: COVID-19 Spike Hits Sacramento Jails Hard; Ever-Reluctant Sheriff Admits Releasing Hundreds Early

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 14, 2022
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BREAKING: COVID-19 Spike Hits Sacramento Jails Hard; Ever-Reluctant Sheriff Admits Releasing Hundreds Early

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Never willing to release incarcerated ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Never willing to release incarcerated from the Sacramento County Jails, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. Thursday admitted in a ...

January 14, 2022
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COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sacramento Jails Reaching Deadly Levels, Charge Family and Advocates

Posted by Lorelei Olivas
|Date: November 17, 2021
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COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sacramento Jails Reaching Deadly Levels, Charge Family and Advocates

By Lorelei Olivas SACRAMENTO, CA - COVID-19 outbreaks in Sacramento county jails are endangering incarcer ...

By Lorelei Olivas SACRAMENTO, CA - COVID-19 outbreaks in Sacramento county jails are endangering incarcerated lives, with both vaccinated and unvaccinated contracting the virus, according to families ...

November 17, 2021
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Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2021
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Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Activists gathered in front of the county governm ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Activists gathered in front of the county government building in Sacramento on Tuesday to protest conditions inside the Sacramento County Jail, ...

November 03, 2021
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Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 06, 2021
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Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento this past ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento this past week did “what it should have done nearly two years ago,” according to police reform advocates, ...

June 06, 2021
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Sacramento Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Reject Jail Expansion; Decarcerate Activists Notch Big Win

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 16, 2021
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Sacramento Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Reject Jail Expansion; Decarcerate Activists Notch Big Win

By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – In a clear victory for Sacramento criminal justice reform activists, th ...

By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – In a clear victory for Sacramento criminal justice reform activists, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to reject the $10 million opening design plan la ...

March 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: ‘Not Without A Fight’: An Open Letter to Sacramento County Residents

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|Date: March 02, 2021
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Guest Commentary: ‘Not Without A Fight’: An Open Letter to Sacramento County Residents

By Decarcerate Sacramento “Our Sacramento jails do not disappear social problems, they disappear mothers, ...

By Decarcerate Sacramento “Our Sacramento jails do not disappear social problems, they disappear mothers, fathers, neighbors, and loved ones. The layered issues of endemic poverty, COVID-19, housing a ...

March 02, 2021
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Sacramento County Supes Surprisingly Postpone Vote on Initial $10 Million Jail Addition, Set Public Workshop

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 02, 2021
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Sacramento County Supes Surprisingly Postpone Vote on Initial $10 Million Jail Addition, Set Public Workshop

By Lisbeth Martinez and Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors last week rej ...

By Lisbeth Martinez and Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors last week rejected staff reports and warnings—following dozens of call-in comments from constituents—and dec ...

February 02, 2021
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COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2021
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COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court ju ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here has agreed to release some of those incarcerated in the Sacramento County jails starti ...

January 09, 2021
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Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: August 17, 2020
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Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners ...

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California’s county jails and Dep ...

August 17, 2020
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Sheriff ‘Lying’ about Sacramento Jail Conditions and COVID-19, Charge Inmates and Prisoner Advocates Sunday at ‘Die-In’

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: May 25, 2020
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Sheriff ‘Lying’ about Sacramento Jail Conditions and COVID-19, Charge Inmates and Prisoner Advocates Sunday at ‘Die-In’

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – If comments here Sunday by medical pr ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – If comments here Sunday by medical professionals, community leaders, and those inside the Sacramento County main downtown jail are t ...

May 25, 2020
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Commentary: Bomb Threats Are Taking a Toll on This Community, Our Kids

Daniel Lurie to Take on London Breed

Federal Court Authorizes Depositions of Former Trump Cabinet Officials in Lawsuit by Immigrant Families Victimized by Family Separation Policy

Temporary Restraining Order against Chino Valley’s Forced Disclosure Policy Remains in Full Effect

ACLU of Alabama’s Parole Watch Report Investigates Alabama’s Historic Low Parole Grant Rate

Gov’t Accounting Office Makes Recommendations for Change in Pretrial Release Location Monitoring

COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Resisting Arrest after Collapsing from Shoulder Pain

COURT WATCH: Accused Gets Deal, but Judge Tells Him to Start Paying Fine Soon, Despite Being Unhoused and Facing Financial Hardship

2023 Vanguard Justice Awards Gala Sponsors

Tuesday Update: Yet Another Bomb Threat in Davis

Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion

Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion

Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition

Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition

Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail

Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail

Social Justice Group/Jail Watchdog Wants Embattled Sacramento County Jail Closed to Federal Prisoners – Urges County Cancel U.S. Marshal Service Contract

Social Justice Group/Jail Watchdog Wants Embattled Sacramento County Jail Closed to Federal Prisoners – Urges County Cancel U.S. Marshal Service Contract

In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

BREAKING: COVID-19 Spike Hits Sacramento Jails Hard; Ever-Reluctant Sheriff Admits Releasing Hundreds Early

BREAKING: COVID-19 Spike Hits Sacramento Jails Hard; Ever-Reluctant Sheriff Admits Releasing Hundreds Early

COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sacramento Jails Reaching Deadly Levels, Charge Family and Advocates

COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sacramento Jails Reaching Deadly Levels, Charge Family and Advocates

Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt

Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt

Sacramento Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Reject Jail Expansion; Decarcerate Activists Notch Big Win

Sacramento Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Reject Jail Expansion; Decarcerate Activists Notch Big Win

Guest Commentary: ‘Not Without A Fight’: An Open Letter to Sacramento County Residents

Guest Commentary: ‘Not Without A Fight’: An Open Letter to Sacramento County Residents

Sacramento County Supes Surprisingly Postpone Vote on Initial $10 Million Jail Addition, Set Public Workshop

Sacramento County Supes Surprisingly Postpone Vote on Initial $10 Million Jail Addition, Set Public Workshop

COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics

COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics

Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

Sheriff ‘Lying’ about Sacramento Jail Conditions and COVID-19, Charge Inmates and Prisoner Advocates Sunday at ‘Die-In’

Sheriff ‘Lying’ about Sacramento Jail Conditions and COVID-19, Charge Inmates and Prisoner Advocates Sunday at ‘Die-In’

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