Jails in ‘Crisis’: Dead Bodies Pile Up in Sacramento County Jails – 5th Pretrial Death in Less Than 3 Months Sparks Calls for Independent Review
SACRAMENTO, CA – As the dead bodies of those housed in Sacramento County jails pile up—five in…
Taxpayers, Not Cops, Foot the Bill for Civil Rights Suits in City, County of Sacramento
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Taxpayers in the city and county…
$10 Million Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento Main Jail after Another Inmate Death – Pleading Charges Staff Ignored Deathly Ill Man, Pleadings of Cellmate
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County has been sued again after another death at…
Sunday Commentary: Sac Sheriff Blames Prop 47, but Retail Theft *Problem* Is Probably Not Local
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper expressed frustration this week as they attempted…
Family Called Authorities to Help Teacher in ‘Mental Health Crisis’ after ‘Racist Aggressions’ – She Was Jailed Instead
By Crescenzo Vellucci Jr. The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Chapter of the…
