As Vaccination Uptake Increases, CDCR Announces Plans to Ease In-Person Visitation Restrictions
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR…
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…
76k CDCR Residents Maybe Eligible for Early-Release via Prop. 57, Conservatives Raise Concerns
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated…
Prison Staff Across the Nation Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Widespread Outbreaks
By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES — Prison guards and other staff members in incarceration facilities across the…
CDCR’s CA Correctional Center’s Closure Could Reshape Lassen County’s Labor Force
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR…
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…
‘Depressed, Frustrated, Paranoid’ – One Woman’s Yearlong Battle with COVID at Central CA Women’s Facility
By Alexis Hogan This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
8 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: CA Correctional Center to Fully Close By 2022
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis Incarcerated Narrative This…
Vaccine Distribution in California: Is it Equitable?
By Meenu Pamula BERKELEY– With the recent increase in available effective COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, millions…
Vaccine Efficacy to be Tested by UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine
By Rachel Kim LOS ANGELES – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention granted UCLA’s David Geffen…
Multiple Medical Help Requests for COVID-19 Symptoms Ignored at Fresno County Jail
By Jannat Alam Vanguard reporter Jannat Alam spoke with an individual incarcerated in the Fresno County Jail…
Lawyers Urge Santa Clara County BOS & Sheriff to Address Inhumane Conditions During COVID-19 At County Jails
By Alexander Ramirez and Angela Khov The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (LFSV) presented a letter to the…
6 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: Cases Decline & Vaccinations Increase
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Apr. 10,…
Facing Plummeting Mental Health, Freshmen Question if Cal has Done Enough
By Meenu Pamula BERKELEY— For centuries, entering college has been a transformative (and thrilling) experience– meeting new…
Unannounced OIG Visits to CDCR Uncover 1,197 Incidents of COVID-19 Protocol Violations
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Ten weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed…
Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly update on SRJ’s COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA– COVID-19 cases at Santa…
COVID and the Courts: The Pandemic Places a Strain on Proceedings – ‘977’ Appearances Increase
By Dorrin Akbari SACRAMENTO, CA – Half of the cases on the Sacramento County Superior Court Dept….
Less Than 50 Percent of Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office Staff Accepted Vaccinations; COVID-19 Fears Heighten for Incarcerated People
By Angela Khov Santa Clara County’s Main Jail and Elmwood Correctional Complex have faced numerous devastating COVID-19…
11 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 Crisis: In-Person Visitation to Resume in Phases From April 10
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of…
Lending an Ear to International Students: What They Need from Campus Administrators During COVID
By Nicole Chodor This is a follow up on the March 9 article on the same topic. To…
