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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

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|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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Judge Cousins Approves Santa Rita Consent Decree Despite Vigorous Objections by Incarcerated People at the Jail

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|Date: February 09, 2022
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Judge Cousins Approves Santa Rita Consent Decree Despite Vigorous Objections by Incarcerated People at the Jail

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A little over a week after United States Magis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A little over a week after United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins spent the day listening to the testimony of some 41 incarcerated ...

February 09, 2022
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Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

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|Date: January 28, 2022
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Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins pat ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins patiently waded through over five hours of comments from class members currently incarcerated at S ...

January 28, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Prisoners Object to $100 Million ‘Abusive, Unsanitary’ Jail Lawsuit Settlement – Claim Lawyers Sold Them Out

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|Date: January 19, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Prisoners Object to $100 Million ‘Abusive, Unsanitary’ Jail Lawsuit Settlement – Claim Lawyers Sold Them Out

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – More than 100 incarcerated here in Alameda ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – More than 100 incarcerated here in Alameda County Santa Rita Jail have announced they are rejecting an expected $100 million settlement a ...

January 19, 2022
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100 Detainees Riot over St. Louis Jail Conditions, Including Safety against COVID Virus; Probe Promised

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|Date: February 15, 2021
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100 Detainees Riot over St. Louis Jail Conditions, Including Safety against COVID Virus; Probe Promised

By Zahra Abbas ST. LOUIS – Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner said last week her office will be investigat ...

By Zahra Abbas ST. LOUIS – Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner said last week her office will be investigating alleged poor health and safety conditions at the City Justice Center after at estimated 100 ...

February 15, 2021
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Jail For Intolerable Living Conditions

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|Date: December 29, 2020
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Jail For Intolerable Living Conditions

By Julian Verdon ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO - Pretrial detainees at Missouri’s St. Francois County Jail must ...

By Julian Verdon ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO - Pretrial detainees at Missouri’s St. Francois County Jail must endure terrible living conditions, including extreme temperatures, inadequate medical care, un ...

December 29, 2020
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Brooklyn DA Discusses Rikers Island, Calls for Releases

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|Date: April 03, 2020
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Brooklyn DA Discusses Rikers Island, Calls for Releases

The latest news out of New York is grim, but the situation on Rikers Island is grim with soap and space i ...

The latest news out of New York is grim, but the situation on Rikers Island is grim with soap and space in short supply, and, as of Thursday evening, according to one media account, at least 231 incar ...

April 03, 2020
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Exclusive: Santa Rita Jail Hunger Strike Starts after ‘Deliberate Neglect’

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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Exclusive: Santa Rita Jail Hunger Strike Starts after ‘Deliberate Neglect’

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau DUBLIN, CA – A Bay Area civil rights attorney told The Va ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau DUBLIN, CA – A Bay Area civil rights attorney told The Vanguard hours before a widespread Santa Rita Jail hunger strike and work stoppage began here thi ...

November 01, 2019
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Inhumane Treatment of Children in Border Camps Echoes

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|Date: July 05, 2019
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Inhumane Treatment of Children in Border Camps Echoes

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at Yuba County Jail Over ‘Horrific’ Conditions By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard ...

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at Yuba County Jail Over ‘Horrific’ Conditions By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE – In the shadow of reports of inhumane treatment of children and ...

July 05, 2019
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Yuba County Jail Hunger Strike by ICE Detainees for Humane Treatment Ends

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|Date: February 17, 2019
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Yuba County Jail Hunger Strike by ICE Detainees for Humane Treatment Ends

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Hunger strikes in the suffrage, civil r ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Hunger strikes in the suffrage, civil rights, farmworker and other social justice movements in the U.S. have helped lead to great chan ...

February 17, 2019
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Immigrant Groups Criticize Yuba County Jail Discipline of ICE Hunger Strikers

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|Date: February 15, 2019
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Immigrant Groups Criticize Yuba County Jail Discipline of ICE Hunger Strikers

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Jails are dreary places, but the Yuba C ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Jails are dreary places, but the Yuba County Jail here late on a rainy Valentine’s Day Thursday was especially depressing – but probab ...

February 15, 2019
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Plaintiff Lawyers in Sacramento County Jail Lawsuit Ask Federal Court to Grant Summary Judgment to End ‘Inhumane’ Jail Conditions

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|Date: February 13, 2019
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Plaintiff Lawyers in Sacramento County Jail Lawsuit Ask Federal Court to Grant Summary Judgment to End ‘Inhumane’ Jail Conditions

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A motion for summary judgment was filed Tue ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A motion for summary judgment was filed Tuesday by Plaintiffs’ counsel – in effect, asking for a win without a trial – in a massive class ...

February 13, 2019
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Pregnant Prisoners Recount Horrific Jail Conditions ‘Right Out of Dickens Novel’ in Federal Lawsuit

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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Pregnant Prisoners Recount Horrific Jail Conditions ‘Right Out of Dickens Novel’ in Federal Lawsuit

By Cres Vellucci In a major lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court here, conditions at the Alameda County J ...

By Cres Vellucci In a major lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court here, conditions at the Alameda County Jail at Santa Rita sound more like they come out of a Charles Dickens novel than a modern day co ...

February 01, 2018
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Governor Seeks To Address Homelessness Through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

Guest Commentary: My Conviction Meant 40 Years without a Vote. Not Anymore.

Guest Commentary: Bill Gates, Today Is the Day to Replace Your Oily Credit Card with a Green One

Authors Charge Federal Judges Contributing to Increasing Crime Rates

From Murder Exoneration to Advocate – the History of Peter Reilly in His Retelling

Signatures of Hundreds of Dead People Found on Recall Petition for Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón

Task Force on Long Sentences Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Strengthen Public Safety and Advance Justice

New San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Overturns Policies for Criminal Justice Reform Made by Chesa Boudin

Commentary: Housing and Environmental Needs Don’t Have to Clash

Report Finds LCFF Has Failed to Live Up to Its Promise of Equitable Outcomes

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

Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

Santa Rita Jail Prisoners Object to $100 Million ‘Abusive, Unsanitary’ Jail Lawsuit Settlement – Claim Lawyers Sold Them Out

Santa Rita Jail Prisoners Object to $100 Million ‘Abusive, Unsanitary’ Jail Lawsuit Settlement – Claim Lawyers Sold Them Out

100 Detainees Riot over St. Louis Jail Conditions, Including Safety against COVID Virus; Probe Promised

100 Detainees Riot over St. Louis Jail Conditions, Including Safety against COVID Virus; Probe Promised

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Jail For Intolerable Living Conditions

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Jail For Intolerable Living Conditions

Brooklyn DA Discusses Rikers Island, Calls for Releases

Brooklyn DA Discusses Rikers Island, Calls for Releases

Exclusive: Santa Rita Jail Hunger Strike Starts after ‘Deliberate Neglect’

Exclusive: Santa Rita Jail Hunger Strike Starts after ‘Deliberate Neglect’

Inhumane Treatment of Children in Border Camps Echoes

Inhumane Treatment of Children in Border Camps Echoes

Yuba County Jail Hunger Strike by ICE Detainees for Humane Treatment Ends

Yuba County Jail Hunger Strike by ICE Detainees for Humane Treatment Ends

Immigrant Groups Criticize Yuba County Jail Discipline of ICE Hunger Strikers

Immigrant Groups Criticize Yuba County Jail Discipline of ICE Hunger Strikers

Plaintiff Lawyers in Sacramento County Jail Lawsuit Ask Federal Court to Grant Summary Judgment to End ‘Inhumane’ Jail Conditions

Plaintiff Lawyers in Sacramento County Jail Lawsuit Ask Federal Court to Grant Summary Judgment to End ‘Inhumane’ Jail Conditions

Pregnant Prisoners Recount Horrific Jail Conditions ‘Right Out of Dickens Novel’ in Federal Lawsuit

Pregnant Prisoners Recount Horrific Jail Conditions ‘Right Out of Dickens Novel’ in Federal Lawsuit

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