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Resources

U.S. Department of Justice Report of Santa Rita Jail (2021)

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Questions and Answers About the Work of the Alameda County District Attorney

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Alameda County supervisors reject increase to campaign contribution limit, East Bay Times, September 11, 2025 (featuring ICJJ member Bob Britton) 

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Prop. 36’s Smart Response to Crime, Addiction, Homelessness, The Mercury News, October 31, 2024

 

Is Alameda County’s New Sheriff Fulfilling Campaign Promise of “Transformational Change?” by Lisa Fernandez and Brooks Jarosz, Fox2KTVU, September 14, 2023

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Care First Community Coalition Protests at Santa Rita Jail, The Independent, April 6, 2023

 

April 1, 2023 Vigil on KPFA Evening News (interview begins at about 17:21)

 

Dozens Gather for Vigil and Rally at Santa Rita Jail by Jeanita Lymon, Pleasanton Weekly, April 3, 2023

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Marchers Protest Inmate Deaths at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin by John Ramos, CBS News, April 1, 2023

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Protesters Decry Deaths at Santa Rita Jail; Sheriff Counters With Gradual But Impactful Change by Lisa Fernandez, Fox2KTVU, April 1, 2023

 

Community and Civil Rights Groups Hold Vigil and Rally Over Recent Deaths at Santa Rita Jail by Attila Pelit, KQED, April 2, 2023

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AG Should Investigate Alameda County Sheriff Deputy Hires by Rev. George C.L. Cummings and Bob Britton, The Mercury News, October 14, 2025

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Sheriff’s Office Needs Independent Oversight by Bob Britton, East Bay Times, September 29, 2022

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Hold Sheriff Accountable for Deaths in His Jail by Bob Britton, East Bay Times, May 26, 2022

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Interfaith Group Demands Change to Stem Deaths at Santa Rita Jail by Sunni Khalid, KALW, May 25, 2022

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Clergy and Community Protest Deaths in the Jail by ICJJ, May 24, 2022

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58 People Have Died at Santa Rita Jail Since 2014; Interfaith Group Demands Change by Lisa Fernandez, KTVU Channel 2, May 24, 2022

 

Unrecognized and Underutilized Potential: The Behavioral Court of Alameda County by Sawan Garde, intern for Urban Strategies Council, January 2022

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Op-Eds: Improve Conditions in Jail, Expand Treatment in Community by ICJJ Members Micky Duxbury, Myrna Schwartz, and Richard Speiglman, The Daily Caliornian, September 28, 2021

 

Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County by ICJJ Member Bob Britton, April 21, 2021

 

Federal Class Action Over Alameda County Jail Conditions for Persons with Mental Illness, by Rosen, Bien, Galvan, & Grunfeld, LLP, April 22, 2020

 

Santa Rita Jail prisoners stage hunger strike and work stoppage to protest filthy conditions, price gouging and abuse) by by Attorney Yolanda Huang and Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), Oakland, San Francisco Bay View, October 30, 2019

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“The Most Dangerous Place in Alameda County” by Scott Morris, East Bay Express, May 7, 2019

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Newsletters

In order to educate, engage, and mobilize diverse communities of faith in strategic actions we produce a newsletter several times a year. 

ISSUES

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September 2025

Contents:

  • Better Medical Care Needed in Santa Rita Jail

  • Friendsgiving 2025: Support Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and All Of Us Or None!

  • Applying the Ceasefire Strategy in Santa Rita Jail

  • Alameda County Supervisors to Vote on Doubling Campaign Contribution Limits

  • Measure W Funds Released by Board of Supervisors

  • Update on Alameda Co’s Care First, Jails Last (CFJL) Initiative

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May 2025

Contents:

No to Wellpath, Faith Leaders Protest, Care First Community Coalition Housing Options

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February 2025

Contents:

2024 Accomplishments and Care Court​

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October 2024

Contents:

Election News and Recommendations: Prop 36, Prop 6, and Measure NN​​

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June 2024

Contents:

Prop 47, Healthcare in the Jail, DA Recall Election, D5 Candidates​​

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February 2024

Contents:

Jail Expansion Postponed, Report Challenged, Public Safety Event, Election guides​​

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September 2023

Contents:

No More Deaths in the Jail, Sheriff Oversight, and more​​

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April 2023

Contents:

Clergy and Leaders Protest Deaths at Santa Rita Jail​​

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December 2022

Contents:

ICJJ Accomplishments and Challenges, Fall 2022​​

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September 2022

Contents:

Candidate Forums and Crucial Elections​

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July 2022

Contents:

Clergy and Community Protest Deaths in the Jail​

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May 2022

Contents:

Protest Jail Deaths, Vote Woke ​​

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January 2022

Contents:

Unrecognized and Underutilized potential: The Behavioral court of Alameda county​ by Sawan Garde, intern for Urban Strategies Council

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February 2021

Contents:

Mission, Goals, Priorities, Opportunities for Congregations and Faith Members, Accomplishments, Campaigns​​

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