Jailing Expansion Correlates with Rising Mortality Rates, Study Finds
Decarceration is the most effective way to reduce the health burdens associated with incarceration, as it can decrease mortality rates by 39% and overdose deaths by 208%.
Guest Commentary: The Crime and Homelessness Conundrum – Why Enlarging County Jail Isn’t Helpful
By Mark Dempsey My email to Sacramento County: Supervisors, Spending a billion dollars to enlarge the County…
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 proposal…
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…
Letter: ACLU Opposes Sacramento Jail Expansion
Dear Members of the Board: The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California (“ACLU NorCal”) writes…
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,…
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, fathers, neighbors, and…
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 rejected…