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At least 68 inmates died between 2011 and 2020, largely from suicides and overdoses. [11] [12] An investigation by KTVU found that for the years 2014-2019, Santa Rita Jail's death rate was 50% higher than Los Angeles County (13.6 to 8.9 deaths per 1,000 inmates) and was the highest in the Bay Area. [13]
The following counties do not have jails: Alpine County: [125] jail services are contracted to El Dorado County and Calaveras County.; Sierra County: [126] this county does not have an official jail tracked by the Board of State and Community Corrections, but the Sheriff's website says that "as of March 17, 2015 the Sierra County Jail began operating as a Temporary Housing Facility".
Immigration and Customs Enforcement teams participating in the exercises, despite Alameda County being a sanctuary county. [22] The Alameda County Sheriff's Office hosting the far-right Oath Keepers militia at Urban Shield 2017. [23] An Urban Shield weapons expo vendor referring to Arab, Muslim, and social justice organizations as "terrorists ...
Yuri Brand, 39, who had schizophrenia, was jailed on a non-violent offense at the Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County, where staff knew of his diagnosis and housed him with the facility’s general ...
A California woman has been arrested after allegedly getting caught with over $450,000 worth of merchandise stolen from drug stores.. Claudia Cruz, 35, of Oakland, was booked into Alameda County ...
After four terms as Sheriff running unopposed, Ahern was defeated by over 21 percent in the June 2022 primary by Yesenia Sanchez, an Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy. Conditions at Santa Rita jail were cited as a factor. [11] [17] [18] Sanchez campaigned on the promises to bring accountability and reform to the department. [18] [19]
He was “subjected to not only a deadly but lengthy attack without it ever being heard or observed,” the lawsuit filed in California says.
Sanchez started in the Alameda County Sheriff's Office in 1997 as an entry-level technician. [3] In 2001, Sanchez became a sworn deputy. [3] In 2020, Sanchez became division commander overseeing Santa Rita Jail. [4] [5] [6]