Resources and News
Read the "What's Up With Our Jails?" Report
Available in English and Spanish
U.S. Department of Justice Report of Santa Rita Jail
Letter
Letter Written by ICJJ Members Richard Speiglman, Myrna Schwartz, and Bob Britton
Alameda County jail lawsuit alleges
bad conditions for inmates with
mental illness
by Angela Ruggiero
December 21, 2018; updated December 24, 2018
Alameda sheriff releases video of inmate’s death in extreme-restraint device
by Megan Cassidy
October 2, 2019
Alameda Co. Sheriff faces state audit over jail conditions, spending
by Simone Aponte
and Lisa Fernandez
February 27, 2020
Man, 58, killed by cellmate at
Santa Rita Jail;
48th in-custody death since 2014
by Lisa Fernandez
November 25, 2020
The Most Dangerous Place in Alameda County. A "barbaric" litany of horrors from Santa Rita,
"the best big jail in the nation."
by Scott Morris
May 7, 2019
Inmate deaths, Accounts of abuse
at santa rita jail
by KQED News Staff
May 11, 2019
Santa Rita Jail prisoners stage hunger strike and work stoppage to protest filthy conditions, price gouging and abuse
by Yolanda Huang & Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
October 30, 2019
Jail Inmates Worked for a $16 Billion Company Without Pay. Now They Want Their Wages.
by Madison Pauly
January 6, 2020
Federal Class Action Over Alameda County Jail Conditions
for Persons with Mental Illness
by Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
April 22, 2020
Incarcerated Narratives from Santa Rita Jail Detail Horrifying Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic
by Linh Nguyen; posted
by Aparna Komarla
October 9, 2020
Payouts for killings and injuries plummet for Bay Area police departments undergoing reforms
by Evan Sernoffsky
and Lisa Fernandez
December 30, 2020
They Called for Help. They’d Always Regret It.
By Sarah Shourd
January 30, 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
