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Sacramento County Jails Report Largest Coronavirus Outbreak Since March – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

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|Date: January 15, 2021
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Sacramento County Jails Report Largest Coronavirus Outbreak Since March – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

(Page 1 & 2: San Francisco County Jails, Page 3 & 4: Santa Rita Jail, Page 5: Sacramento Count ...

(Page 1 & 2: San Francisco County Jails, Page 3 & 4: Santa Rita Jail, Page 5: Sacramento County Jails, Page 6: Sacramento County Juvenile Hall, Page 7 & 8: Santa Clara County Jails, Pag ...

January 15, 2021
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Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases at Santa Rita Jail – Run Like ‘Penal Colony’ Charge Critics

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|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
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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

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|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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Santa Rita Jail Refuses to Discipline Staff for Not Enforcing Social Distancing & Mask-Wearing – Highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 Crisis

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|Date: December 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Refuses to Discipline Staff for Not Enforcing Social Distancing & Mask-Wearing – Highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 Crisis

By Tiffany Devlin Overview Over the span of two weeks and the Thanksgiving holiday, Alameda County Sher ...

By Tiffany Devlin Overview Over the span of two weeks and the Thanksgiving holiday, Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) reported six positive cases in the incarcerated population and nine staff/c ...

December 05, 2020
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Vanguard Investigation: CDCR Sends People on a Wild Goose Chase for Release Dates, PPC or Early Release Eligibility

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|Date: November 30, 2020
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Vanguard Investigation: CDCR Sends People on a Wild Goose Chase for Release Dates, PPC or Early Release Eligibility

By Özge Terzioğlu The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States since early March. While Am ...

By Özge Terzioğlu The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States since early March. While Americans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper and hand sanitizers, incarcerated people confined ...

November 30, 2020
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Whistleblower from Santa Rita Jail Highlights Improper Testing and False Testing Counts – Weekly Highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 Crisis

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|Date: November 18, 2020
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Whistleblower from Santa Rita Jail Highlights Improper Testing and False Testing Counts – Weekly Highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 Crisis

By Tiffany Devlin Overview Over the span of two weeks, there was only one confirmed case of COVID- ...

By Tiffany Devlin Overview Over the span of two weeks, there was only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ). It was first reported on Nov. 7 and resolved in nine days. As of ...

November 18, 2020
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Alameda Public Health Dept. Made One Visit to Santa Rita Jail Since April Despite Multiple COVID-19 Outbreaks and Harrowing Jail Conditions

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|Date: October 22, 2020
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Alameda Public Health Dept. Made One Visit to Santa Rita Jail Since April Despite Multiple COVID-19 Outbreaks and Harrowing Jail Conditions

By Linh Nguyen Overview For the last 2 months, Alameda County Sheriff's Office has been holding we ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview For the last 2 months, Alameda County Sheriff's Office has been holding weekly public conference calls to provide an interface for community members to raise concerns re ...

October 22, 2020
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“My first quarantine cell was covered in feces, vomit and blood. Deputies did not care” – Incarcerated Narratives from Santa Rita Jail Detail Horrifying Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic

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|Date: October 09, 2020
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“My first quarantine cell was covered in feces, vomit and blood. Deputies did not care” – Incarcerated Narratives from Santa Rita Jail Detail Horrifying Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic

By Linh Nguyen ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA -- On Sep. 8, John (name changed for anonymity) started feeling unwell. ...

By Linh Nguyen ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA -- On Sep. 8, John (name changed for anonymity) started feeling unwell. Four days later, on Sep. 12, his symptoms worsened and he reported his condition to a nurse. H ...

October 09, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

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|Date: October 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

By Linh Nguyen Overview Approximately a week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported its th ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview Approximately a week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported its third COVID-19 outbreak at Santa Rita Jail, 16 of the 18 active cases were reportedly resolved in ...

October 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Admits Population Control Is Not a Priority Despite Three COVID-19 Outbreaks and Numerous Complaints

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|Date: September 28, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Admits Population Control Is Not a Priority Despite Three COVID-19 Outbreaks and Numerous Complaints

By Linh Nguyen Overview One week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported zero cases of COVI ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview One week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported zero cases of COVID-19 at Santa Rita Jail, an outbreak with 17 active cases emerged. This led to serial testing a ...

September 28, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Increased by One Hundred as CDCR Transfers Are Halted; Questions Arise Regarding Mental Health Care for Incarcerated

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Increased by One Hundred as CDCR Transfers Are Halted; Questions Arise Regarding Mental Health Care for Incarcerated

By Linh Nguyen Overview This week at Santa Rita Jail, while the jail population increased to its hi ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview This week at Santa Rita Jail, while the jail population increased to its highest population since April, ASCO reported that there were no active cases of COVID-19 among t ...

September 21, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Peaks After Labor Day Weekend; Officials Report Only One COVID-19 Case in Custody – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

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|Date: September 14, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Peaks After Labor Day Weekend; Officials Report Only One COVID-19 Case in Custody – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week, Santa Rita Jail saw a population spike over Labor Day Weekend, raisi ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week, Santa Rita Jail saw a population spike over Labor Day Weekend, raising the population to the highest it has been since Apr. 10 when the jail began releasing indivi ...

September 14, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Active Cases at a Standstill; Jail Population Increased by Eleven Percent Since April – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

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|Date: September 07, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Active Cases at a Standstill; Jail Population Increased by Eleven Percent Since April – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 In CA Jails

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week at Santa Rita Jail, two housing units under quarantine were released da ...

By Linh Nguyen Overview Last week at Santa Rita Jail, two housing units under quarantine were released days after they began quarantine, citing negative test results for the index case. No new positiv ...

September 07, 2020
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Claims Jail Population is Increasing as CDCR Refuses Transfers – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 31, 2020
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Claims Jail Population is Increasing as CDCR Refuses Transfers – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

By Linh Nguyen Jail News At the beginning of the week, the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, burning about 2 ...

By Linh Nguyen Jail News At the beginning of the week, the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, burning about 20 miles from Santa Rita Jail, threatened the safety of the population with smoke that made brea ...

August 31, 2020
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Four Testimonies From Santa Rita Jail Recount Horrible Conditions During COVID-19 – Rejected Requests for Testing, No Masks or Cleaning Supplies, Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 26, 2020
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Four Testimonies From Santa Rita Jail Recount Horrible Conditions During COVID-19 – Rejected Requests for Testing, No Masks or Cleaning Supplies, Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

By Lauren Smith and Larkin White Since May, Davis Vanguard has led an ongoing investigation into d ...

By Lauren Smith and Larkin White Since May, Davis Vanguard has led an ongoing investigation into different county jail responses to COVID-19. In Alameda County, many currently and formerly inca ...

August 26, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Soars and Testing Remains Minimal – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

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|Date: August 24, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Population Soars and Testing Remains Minimal – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

By Larkin White Overview Eight new cases have appeared in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) since last Sunday, althou ...

By Larkin White Overview Eight new cases have appeared in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) since last Sunday, although there have been no new cases since Wednesday. Testing has increased slightly from the beginn ...

August 24, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Tested Less Than 7% Of Population Last week – Claims Outbreak is Resolved – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 17, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Tested Less Than 7% Of Population Last week – Claims Outbreak is Resolved – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

Overview There is a new and ongoing outbreak in Santa Rita Jail as of Sunday, August 16. 18 people test ...

Overview There is a new and ongoing outbreak in Santa Rita Jail as of Sunday, August 16. 18 people tested positive last week, despite particularly low testing rates. The majority of new cases appear ...

August 17, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, Less Than Ten Percent of Population Tested – Weekly Highlights – COVID-19 in CA Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 10, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Cover-Up – Quarantine Housing Cut Short Without Explanation, Less Than Ten Percent of Population Tested – Weekly Highlights – COVID-19 in CA Jails

(Dashboard updates daily M-F) By Larkin White COVID-19 in Santa Rita Jail The Alameda County Sheriff’s ...

(Dashboard updates daily M-F) By Larkin White COVID-19 in Santa Rita Jail The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided less information in their daily COVID-19 updates these last two weeks co ...

August 10, 2020
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Minimal Testing & Labelling Asymptomatic Cases as Recovered – How Santa Rita Jail Brought Down COVID-19 Cases Amidst an Outbreak

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Minimal Testing & Labelling Asymptomatic Cases as Recovered – How Santa Rita Jail Brought Down COVID-19 Cases Amidst an Outbreak

(Dashboard updates daily M-F) By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of August 2, the ...

(Dashboard updates daily M-F) By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of August 2, the recent outbreak in Santa Rita Jail appears to be subsiding, in sync with a decrease in new dai ...

August 03, 2020
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Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup? – Weekly Highlights – COVID-19 in CA Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: July 27, 2020
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Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup? – Weekly Highlights – COVID-19 in CA Jails

By Larkin White & Nikki Suzani Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes Two staff members at Sant ...

By Larkin White & Nikki Suzani Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes Two staff members at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) died this weekend as the jail battles a serious COVID-19 outbreak. They are t ...

July 27, 2020
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