Sheriff ‘Lying’ about Sacramento Jail Conditions and COVID-19, Charge Inmates and Prisoner Advocates Sunday at ‘Die-In’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – If comments here Sunday by medical professionals, community...... Read more.
City and County Must Leave Homeless Alone, Orders County Health Officer – Homeless Union Doesn’t ‘Trust’ Officials, Still Plans to File Lawsuit
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Homeless advocates hailed the Sacramento County Health Officer’s...... Read more.
Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – In the few weeks since a U.S....... Read more.
New Courthouse ‘Normal’ – Sacramento Courthouse Now Requiring Mandatory Temperature Checks & Masks
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – When will “live” – as opposed to “virtual”...... Read more.
Warned of COVID-19 Jail Threat, Sacramento Sheriff Rails Against Precautions Even As Inmates Get Sick
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones can’t say he...... Read more.
Alameda Jail Inmates Ask Federal Court in SF for TRO to ‘Protect’ Them from COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The VANGUARD has learned that male inmates...... Read more.
Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Sac Jail; Court Filing Suggests Poor Inmate Conditions, Sickness
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – News reports late Thursday confirmed that at least...... Read more.
Civil Rights Firm Files Claim after Deputy Beats 14-Year-Old after Flavored Cigar Incident
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A prominent Bay Area civil rights firm filed...... Read more.
Defendant Forces Rare ‘Real’ – Not Zoom – Prelim Hearing to be Held in Sacramento Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It’s rare, but a defendant in Sacramento County...... Read more.
Judge Won’t Lower Bail for Sick Inmate Who Talked about Poor Jail Conditions
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Jail inmate who went public...... Read more.