January 7, 2019 Excessive water consumption killed Santa Rita inmate The death of Jesus Dickey of Berkeley has contributed to mounting concerns about the state of mental health treatment in the jail.
August 8, 2018 Lawsuit alleges ankle monitoring practices are extortion A new class-action lawsuit accuses Alameda County of allowing a private company to charge excessive fees to people sentenced to electronic monitoring, telling them to pay up or go to jail.
July 11, 2018 Alameda County leads region in civil rights payouts There have been $15.5 million in civil rights settlements and judgments involving the sheriff’s office over the last three years.
July 2, 2018 Two inmates in Santa Rita Jail die in three days It’s unusual for two inmates to die in such close proximity, but sheriff’s officials say the deaths are unrelated.
October 2, 2017 Leaving their cameras off Despite adopting body cameras in 2012, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has rarely used them during lethal force incidents, and implementation isn’t done.
August 28, 2017 Making the poor pay twice Alameda County’s newest courthouse has been criticized for limiting access for the county’s poorest residents—who are exactly the people who paid for it.
