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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]
Capacity. 3489 [1] Population. 2563 [2] (as of Dec 2019) Opened. 1989. Santa Rita Jail is a county jail located in Dublin, Alameda County, California, and operated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. With a design capacity of 3489, [2] Santa Rita is one of the largest jails in the United States and larger than many California state prisons.
During his fifth day in jail as a pretrial detainee, staff put Bryson Levy, a man with a violent criminal history, in his cell on Sept. 13, 2023, a complaint filed Sept. 5 says. At the time, Levy ...
Since a sheriff is elected, the oversight body's power, by nature, would be more limited than over a police department. This would be the first such oversight over the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office operates one jail. Santa Rita Jail, located in Dublin, California, is the primary facility that houses most people arrested or convicted of crimes in Alameda County. The Glenn Dyer Detention Facility, also known as the North County Jail, located in Downtown Oakland was closed in 2019 for budgetary reasons.
Lisa Fernandez. August 27, 2024 at 6:45 AM. DUBLIN, Calif. - Two men have died in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County and the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, according to ...
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]
Sheriff Houchins of Alameda County in California controlled all access to the County Jail. KQED, a local radio and television operator, reported on a prisoner suicide in the jail and included a statement from a staff psychiatrist that living conditions there were responsible for the prisoner's illnesses.