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Test Positivity Rates Increase Across Bay Area County Jails After Months of Decline

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: July 28, 2021
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Test Positivity Rates Increase Across Bay Area County Jails After Months of Decline

Daily updates on the COVID-19 crisis in California's county jail system 1. Alameda County Jail (Santa ...

Daily updates on the COVID-19 crisis in California's county jail system 1. Alameda County Jail (Santa Rita Jail) - Highlights Since Friday, July 23, four new COVID-19 cases have emerged. Two activ ...

July 28, 2021
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How Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Staff Violated Public Health’s Mandatory Testing Order

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|Date: July 27, 2021
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How Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Staff Violated Public Health’s Mandatory Testing Order

By Aparna Komarla & Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA— On March 1 2021, the Alameda County Health Officer is ...

By Aparna Komarla & Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA— On March 1 2021, the Alameda County Health Officer issued a health order making COVID-19 testing mandatory for Sheriff’s Office employees who work a ...

July 27, 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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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

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

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|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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DOJ Investigation Shows Alameda County & Santa Rita Jail Violate ADA, Eighth & Fourteenth Amendment Rights

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 26, 2021
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DOJ Investigation Shows Alameda County & Santa Rita Jail Violate ADA, Eighth & Fourteenth Amendment Rights

By Tiffany Devlin Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) is infamous for having the highest in-custody de ...

By Tiffany Devlin Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) is infamous for having the highest in-custody death rate across all county jails in Northern California. Since 2014, 50 individuals have died w ...

April 26, 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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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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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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Vaccine Acceptance Rate Plummets – 5 Weekly Highlights from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID Crisis

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: March 15, 2021
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Vaccine Acceptance Rate Plummets – 5 Weekly Highlights from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID Crisis

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis While COVID-19 ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis While COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail have dwindled over the last two weeks, the virus continues to threate ...

March 15, 2021
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Alameda County Sheriff Claims “Hundreds of Staff Tested at Santa Rita Jail,” Data Shows Only 32 Percent Accepted

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: February 26, 2021
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Alameda County Sheriff Claims “Hundreds of Staff Tested at Santa Rita Jail,” Data Shows Only 32 Percent Accepted

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis Overview COVID ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis Overview COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail have been relatively low over the past two weeks, showing a steady ...

February 26, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Oath Keepers In Alameda County

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|Date: February 25, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Oath Keepers In Alameda County

By Pamela Y. Price - Oath Keepers-leaders of the January 6th insurrection have openly recruited law enfor ...

By Pamela Y. Price - Oath Keepers-leaders of the January 6th insurrection have openly recruited law enforcement and politicians in Alameda County ...

February 25, 2021
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At Santa Rita Jail, 40 Percent of Medical Staff Denied Vaccines, 30 Percent of Staff Underwent Testing in January

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: February 08, 2021
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At Santa Rita Jail, 40 Percent of Medical Staff Denied Vaccines, 30 Percent of Staff Underwent Testing in January

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis Overvie ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis Overview COVID-19 cases have dropped significantly at Santa Rita Jail over the last two weeks. Multipl ...

February 08, 2021
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“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation Amidst Outbreak at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: January 29, 2021
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“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation Amidst Outbreak at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin An outbreak at Santa Rita Jail that started with 50 COVID-19 cases before Christmas Eve ...

By Tiffany Devlin An outbreak at Santa Rita Jail that started with 50 COVID-19 cases before Christmas Eve, has spilled over into 2021. As of Jan. 26, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reports 76 act ...

January 29, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Outbreak Triggered by Surge in Staff Cases Says Wellpath Representative

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: January 22, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Outbreak Triggered by Surge in Staff Cases Says Wellpath Representative

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly highlights from SRJ's COVID-19 crisis Overview Santa Rita Ja ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly highlights from SRJ's COVID-19 crisis Overview Santa Rita Jail plunged into a massive outbreak during December, reporting over 100 positive cases in custod ...

January 22, 2021
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Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases at Santa Rita Jail – Run Like ‘Penal Colony’ Charge Critics

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 12, 2021
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Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases at Santa Rita Jail – Run Like ‘Penal Colony’ Charge Critics

By Carlin Ross DUBLIN, CA – The Alameda County-operated Santa Rita Jail – which is run like a “penal colo ...

By Carlin Ross DUBLIN, CA – The Alameda County-operated Santa Rita Jail – which is run like a “penal colony” according to one critic – is continuing to suffer a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak, with mo ...

January 12, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Massive COVID-19 Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail; New On-Site Program for Staff Testing – Highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: December 27, 2020
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Massive COVID-19 Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail; New On-Site Program for Staff Testing – Highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 Crisis

By Tiffany Devlin Overview Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) reported a massive outbreak of C ...

By Tiffany Devlin Overview Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) reported a massive outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) on Dec. 23 -- right before the Christmas holiday. In to ...

December 27, 2020
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