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Alameda County ‘Rocked’ by ‘Scandals’ in Late May – 3 Officers Charged by District Attorney

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|Date: June 02, 2023
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Alameda County ‘Rocked’ by ‘Scandals’ in Late May – 3 Officers Charged by District Attorney

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County was “rocked by two scandals” this past week – three of ...

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County was “rocked by two scandals” this past week – three officers were charged criminally by the District Attorney, according to news reports. “A probatio ...

June 02, 2023
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Civil Rights Groups Call for Closing of Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail After Another Person Dies In Custody

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|Date: March 09, 2023
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Civil Rights Groups Call for Closing of Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail After Another Person Dies In Custody

By Paloma Sifuentes OAKLAND, CA - The civil rights groups are protesting misconduct within Santa Rita jai ...

By Paloma Sifuentes OAKLAND, CA - The civil rights groups are protesting misconduct within Santa Rita jail after an inmate was killed, and said they want to close the jail. Alameda County civil rights ...

March 09, 2023
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Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 08, 2023
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Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

By Patty Yao Dublin, CA. - Cody Vanburen, 33, dies at Santa Rita Jail after suffering a medical emergency ...

By Patty Yao Dublin, CA. - Cody Vanburen, 33, dies at Santa Rita Jail after suffering a medical emergency. This marks the 4th death at Santa Rita Jail in the past 6 weeks. A day after he was a ...

March 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

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|Date: February 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

By Rahsaan Thomas People in California county jails are being punished for being Deaf, and that is unlike ...

By Rahsaan Thomas People in California county jails are being punished for being Deaf, and that is unlikely to change any time soon. “I received over 1,400 disciplinary write-ups in the Ventura County ...

February 12, 2023
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Alameda DA to Reinvestigate Police Shootings

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|Date: February 01, 2023
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Alameda DA to Reinvestigate Police Shootings

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA — A “Public Accountability Unit” to hold “law enforcement and public of ...

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA — A “Public Accountability Unit” to hold “law enforcement and public officials accountable for misconduct” has been formed here, and case reviews will involve at leas ...

February 01, 2023
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Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s county jail system

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|Date: December 01, 2022
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Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s county jail system

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California's county jails and Department of Corrections and R ...

December 01, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: November 10, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns

By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa ...

By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail concerning the rumored mistreatment of incarcerated people and the facility’s inabili ...

November 10, 2022
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Family, Community Rally after 59th Death in 10 Years Linked to Santa Rita Jail

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|Date: June 29, 2022
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Family, Community Rally after 59th Death in 10 Years Linked to Santa Rita Jail

By Patty Yao OAKLAND, CA – Jose “Nick” Cardenas’ family, community members and activists from the Ella Ba ...

By Patty Yao OAKLAND, CA – Jose “Nick” Cardenas’ family, community members and activists from the Ella Baker Center and the Anti-Terror Police Project, held a vigil for the late Cardenas last week out ...

June 29, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
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Public Defender Argues DA Office Violated Man’s Rights, Asks For Release – Judge Punts for Now

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: April 04, 2022
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Public Defender Argues DA Office Violated Man’s Rights, Asks For Release – Judge Punts for Now

By Alex Jimenez DUBLIN, CA- Assistant Public Defender Zafir Omair Shaiq alleged here in Alameda County Su ...

By Alex Jimenez DUBLIN, CA- Assistant Public Defender Zafir Omair Shaiq alleged here in Alameda County Superior Court Friday that a man's right to a speedy arraignment had been violated after spending ...

April 04, 2022
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No Access to Attorney Visits or Video Hearings for Santa Rita Jail Residents, Says Alameda Public Defender’s Office

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|Date: March 10, 2022
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No Access to Attorney Visits or Video Hearings for Santa Rita Jail Residents, Says Alameda Public Defender’s Office

By Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism proj ...

By Aparna Komarla 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 co ...

March 10, 2022
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No COVID vaccine mandate for Alameda County’s sheriff’s office, says public health department director

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|Date: March 10, 2022
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No COVID vaccine mandate for Alameda County’s sheriff’s office, says public health department director

By Anjali Govindapanicker & Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project, wh ...

By Anjali Govindapanicker & Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project, which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California’s county ...

March 10, 2022
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Judge Cousins Approves Santa Rita Consent Decree Despite Vigorous Objections by Incarcerated People at the Jail

Posted by David Greenwald
|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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day

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|Date: January 26, 2022
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No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — a ...

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on th ...

January 26, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail is experiencing its worst outbreak so far. Here’s what we know about vaccinations for the population and staff

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: January 10, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail is experiencing its worst outbreak so far. Here’s what we know about vaccinations for the population and staff

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — a ...

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on th ...

January 10, 2022
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CDPH’s Mandatory Testing Order for Unvaccinated Jail Staff to Cost $70k Per Month at Santa Rita Jail

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|Date: September 20, 2021
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CDPH’s Mandatory Testing Order for Unvaccinated Jail Staff to Cost $70k Per Month at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic’s impact on correctional facilities to the public eye. This is o ...

September 20, 2021
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Everything to Know About Vaccinations for Santa Rita Jail’s Staff and Population

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: August 23, 2021
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Everything to Know About Vaccinations for Santa Rita Jail’s Staff and Population

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR t ...

August 23, 2021
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How Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Staff Violated Public Health’s Mandatory Testing Order

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|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 The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...

By Aparna Komarla & Tiffany Devlin The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR t ...

July 27, 2021
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Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Declining Cases — Only 24% of Population is Vaccinated

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: July 22, 2021
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Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Declining Cases — Only 24% of Population is 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 ‘Rocked’ by ‘Scandals’ in Late May – 3 Officers Charged by District Attorney

Alameda County ‘Rocked’ by ‘Scandals’ in Late May – 3 Officers Charged by District Attorney

Civil Rights Groups Call for Closing of Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail After Another Person Dies In Custody

Civil Rights Groups Call for Closing of Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail After Another Person Dies In Custody

Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

Alameda DA to Reinvestigate Police Shootings

Alameda DA to Reinvestigate Police Shootings

Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s county jail system

Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s county jail system

Family, Community Rally after 59th Death in 10 Years Linked to Santa Rita Jail

Family, Community Rally after 59th Death in 10 Years Linked to Santa Rita Jail

Public Defender Argues DA Office Violated Man’s Rights, Asks For Release – Judge Punts for Now

Public Defender Argues DA Office Violated Man’s Rights, Asks For Release – Judge Punts for Now

No Access to Attorney Visits or Video Hearings for Santa Rita Jail Residents, Says Alameda Public Defender’s Office

No Access to Attorney Visits or Video Hearings for Santa Rita Jail Residents, Says Alameda Public Defender’s Office

No COVID vaccine mandate for Alameda County’s sheriff’s office, says public health department director

No COVID vaccine mandate for Alameda County’s sheriff’s office, says public health department director

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

No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day

No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day

Santa Rita Jail is experiencing its worst outbreak so far. Here’s what we know about vaccinations for the population and staff

Santa Rita Jail is experiencing its worst outbreak so far. Here’s what we know about vaccinations for the population and staff

How Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Staff Violated Public Health’s Mandatory Testing Order

How Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Staff Violated Public Health’s Mandatory Testing Order

Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Declining Cases — Only 24% of Population is Vaccinated

Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Declining Cases — Only 24% of Population is Vaccinated

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