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…
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…
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 Superior…
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 project that partners…
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, which partners with the…
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…
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 patiently waded…
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 — an independent journalism…
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 — an independent journalism…
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 bring reporting on…
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 bring quantitative and…
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 bring quantitative and…
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 partners with the Davis…
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 partners with…
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 ALAMEDA, CA– Over…
“I don’t trust it” — Survey Shows Vaccine Hesitancy at 50% in Santa Rita Jail
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
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 previous…
“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…
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 death…
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…