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Santa Rita Jail: 80 inmates, nine staff have active Covid-19 infections
Nearly 90 cases of coronavirus remain active at Santa Rita Jail among the facility’s inmates and staff members, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. As of Monday, 80...Read More
Group to protest for medical release of Martinez inmate
Family and supporters of Tyejaun Shepherd will hold a protest at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Martinez Detention Facility, 1000 Ward St. in Martinez “to demand that the County...Read More
Santa Rita Jail reports 40 inmate Covid-19 cases since Wednesday
Forty Santa Rita Jail inmates have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus since Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said Thursday. That brings the total to 46, sheriff’s Sgt. J.D. Nelson said....Read More
Covid-19 update: Contra Costa reports highest one-day count, San Quentin infections double overnight, Trump rally descends on Tulsa
According to Saturday morning John Hopkins Covid-19 tracking, approximately 5.3 percent of U.S. cases have resulted in death over the course of about six months. Contrastingly, the deadliest flu...Read More
Fourth San Francisco jail inmate tests positive for Covid-19
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced a fourth inmate has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Just like the last three cases, the latest case involves an...Read More
Martinez inmate in isolation after positive Covid-19 test
Contra Costa Health Services announced Wednesday that an inmate at the Martinez Detention Facility has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The patient tested positive Tuesday while Contra Costa...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive
Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other Saturday afternoon. A sharp contrast was drawn between the two as Gov....Read More
Santa Rita inmates deliver grievance on unsafe conditions, fear backlash
Inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin delivered a grievance to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Monday alleging that the conditions at the county-run jail are unsafe,...Read More
Las Positas College brings classes to women serving time at Dublin prison
This spring, Las Positas College’s Adult Education Project will bring seven college courses to women inmates at the Federal Correctional Institute prison in Dublin. While not earning college credits,...Read More
Death row inmate dies in San Quentin cell
A condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison was found unresponsive and pronounced dead early Thursday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Sam Brasure was...Read More
Officials struggle with where to send Hall of Justice inmates
“We don’t have a lot of options.”Read More
Fentanyl exposure sends nine deputies, five inmates to hospital
Nine San Francisco sheriff’s deputies and five jail inmates were hospitalized Tuesday after being exposed to fentanyl, according to sheriff’s officials. Around 5:30 p.m., deputies discovered an unresponsive inmate...Read More
Former deputy, accused of relationship with inmate, convicted of fraud
A former San Francisco deputy sheriff accused of having a romantic relationship with a jail inmate who was found with a department-issued firearm she had reported stolen, was convicted...Read More
Escaped San Quentin inmate spotted on Central Coast after ditching carjacked vehicle
An inmate who walked away from San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday was spotted Friday in San Miguel on the Central Coast after apparently ditching a carjacked getaway vehicle....Read More
San Quentin death row inmate fatally stabbed
A San Quentin State Prison death row inmate was fatally stabbed Friday morning.Read More
San Quentin officer injured in attack
A San Quentin State Prison correctional officer was injured in an alleged attack by an inmate on Monday, officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Tuesday.Read More
Inmate found hanging in Martinez dies
An inmate was pronounced dead while in custody Tuesday morning at the Martinez Detention Facility, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.Read More
72-year-old inmate dies in Milpitas jail
A 72-year-old inmate died this morning after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas.Read More
One escaped inmate captured, one at large after pursuit, shooting
One of two inmates from Santa Clara county who escaped from a Palo Alto courthouse earlier this month was captured by authorities Tuesday evening in Stockton.Read More