Sacramento Public Defenders, Prosecutors Strike Continues
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A strike here by 300 Sacramento County public defender lawyers…
Dozens of Incarcerated with Mental Health Care Problems Languishing in Sacramento County Jails – Lawyers Threaten Legal Action
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County has less than a…
Community Coalition Describes Sacramento Board of Supervisors Decision to Expand Main Jail ‘Corruption’ and ‘Conflict of Interest’ – Urges Cancellation of Jail Contract
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors…
Public Health Advocates, Decarcerate Sac Urge Sacramento County Supervisors to Honor Promise to Address Racism as Public Health Crisis – Not One Supe Responded
By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA – Public Health Advocates and Decarcerate Sacramento called on Sacramento County…
Sacramento County Jail Vigil Details Horrific Stories of Lack of Humane Treatment for Incarcerated
By Mackenzie Wilson Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – More than 80 people attended a vigil…
Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion
By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – Incarceration opponent Decarcerate Sacramento Thursday released a Twitter statement strongly opposing…
Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA -The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the $450 million proposal…
Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting which lasted well into…
Social Justice Group/Jail Watchdog Wants Embattled Sacramento County Jail Closed to Federal Prisoners – Urges County Cancel U.S. Marshal Service Contract
By Crescenzo Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A social justice group and jail…
In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. decision to…
BREAKING: COVID-19 Spike Hits Sacramento Jails Hard; Ever-Reluctant Sheriff Admits Releasing Hundreds Early
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Never willing to release incarcerated from the…
COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sacramento Jails Reaching Deadly Levels, Charge Family and Advocates
By Lorelei Olivas SACRAMENTO, CA – COVID-19 outbreaks in Sacramento county jails are endangering incarcerated lives, with…
Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Activists gathered in front of the county government…
Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento this past week…
Sacramento Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Reject Jail Expansion; Decarcerate Activists Notch Big Win
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – In a clear victory for Sacramento criminal justice reform activists,…
Guest Commentary: ‘Not Without A Fight’: An Open Letter to Sacramento County Residents
By Decarcerate Sacramento “Our Sacramento jails do not disappear social problems, they disappear mothers, fathers, neighbors, and…
Sacramento County Supes Surprisingly Postpone Vote on Initial $10 Million Jail Addition, Set Public Workshop
By Lisbeth Martinez and Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors last week rejected…
COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here has…
Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis…
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…
