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Sunday, June 7, 2020

Berkeley police, UCPD patrol Black Lives Matter protests in other cities

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Police officers from the Berkeley Police Department and UCPD have been patrolling Black Lives Matter protests in other cities around the Bay Area.
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City

Monday, April 13, 2020

15 inmates at Santa Rita Jail test positive for COVID-19

As of Sunday, Santa Rita Jail has 15 inmates who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Concerns about conditions inside the jail have led attorneys and leaders from faith-based community organizations to urge reductions in the jail’s population.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, April 9, 2020

11 Santa Rita Jail inmates confirmed to have COVID-19

Eleven inmates at Santa Rita Jail have confirmed cases of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, as reported by the Mercury News on Wednesday.
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Alameda County

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Santa Rita Jail allegedly violates constitutional rights, labor laws in lawsuit

A class action lawsuit was filed against Santa Rita Jail for alleged violations of prisoners’ constitutional rights and infringements of labor laws.
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Editorials

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
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Pay attention to Santa Rita Jail

BAY AREA AFFAIRS: Inmates alleging abhorrent conditions should not be ignored.

Mistreating jail inmates completely erodes the idea of “innocent until proven guilty.” 
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Alameda County

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Santa Rita Jail prisoners’ strike status unclear, inmates call for demands

Since Wednesday, tensions over the one-day hunger strike and three-day work stoppage at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif. have continued.
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City

Friday, November 1, 2019

About 400 inmates strike at Santa Rita Jail to protest living conditions

On Wednesday, inmates in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin staged a one-day hunger strike and ceased work to protest alleged neglect and abuse, which allegedly includes the jail’s unsanitary conditions, forced labor and lack of access to medical care and legal resources.
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Alameda County

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Scheduled power outage to affect UC Berkeley campus, parts of city

Alameda County may experience another PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff this weekend, beginning Saturday and ending Monday. 
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Alameda County

Thursday, October 10, 2019

UC Berkeley cancels classes for 2nd day because of power outage

PG&E began shutting down power in Alameda County about 11 p.m. Wednesday night, according to a tweet from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, in accordance with its Public Safety Power Shutoff.
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Alameda County

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Oakland detention facility closes, leading to inmate transfer to jail in Dublin

Because of financial constraints, the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland closed in June, causing its inmates to be transferred nearly 30 miles to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelley.
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