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Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods at a June 29, 2017, press conference in Oakland. Photo: Scott Morris
July 2, 2019

Alameda Co. Sheriff’s Office still listening to defense attorneys’ conversations, public defender says

Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods alleged on Monday that the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has continued to intercept and record communications between jail inmates and their attorneys even after a sergeant was charged with four felonies for allegedly recording privileged conversations last year.

Attorney John Burris alongside attorneys Adante Pointer, left, and Melissa Nold at a press conference on June 27, 2019, to announce a lawsuit against the Vallejo Police Department for the fatal shooting of Willie McCoy in February. Photo by Scott Morris
June 28, 2019

Lawsuit over rapper’s death seeks to put Vallejo police under federal control

Saying that Vallejo police are “out of control,” civil rights attorney John Burris filed a federal lawsuit against the city and police department on Thursday for the police shooting death of Willie McCoy in February.

June 26, 2019

Alameda County jail medical staff facing cuts with closure of Glenn Dyer Jail

The private medical provider in Santa Rita Jail is reducing its staff despite serious concerns about the quality of its care.

Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff during Tuesday's City Council meeting.
June 26, 2019

Vallejo city manager doesn’t think city’s police use excessive force

Under pressure to hold the Vallejo Police Department accountable for shootings and allegations of misconduct, Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff said Tuesday that he…

Vallejo police Chief Andrew Bidou, left, presents Detective Mat Mustard with the department's
June 10, 2019

Expensive and Dangerous: Vallejo police may pay more per officer in civil rights cases than any other agency

Vallejo is paying far more for each officer than dozens of other cities, even those with notorious police departments and numerous lawsuits. From 2013-2018, Vallejo paid out $6,184,587 in civil rights cases. That amounts to $9,370 per officer per year, thousands of dollars more than other agencies nationwide.

A still from Oakland police Officer Nicole Rhodes' body-worn camera just after she shot Demouria Hogg.
May 28, 2019

Dead battery blamed for lack of clear view of OPD shooting of unconscious man

Nearly four years since Oakland police shot and killed a man found unconscious in his car near Lake Merritt, the department released video from…

A protester carries a sign calling for an audit of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office outside Oakland City Hall on Tuesday. Photo: Scott Morris
May 22, 2019

Oakland City Council votes to support audit of county sheriff, jail

The Oakland City Council voted on Tuesday to support an audit of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and in particular Santa Rita Jail, where…

Black Lives Matter wheatpasting in downtown Oakland on April 4, 2016. Photo: Scott Morris
May 15, 2019

Since Oscar Grant, 242 people shot and killed by police in Bay Area

While only about 30% of Bay Area residents are Hispanic or Black, more than 60% of people shot and killed by police officers over the last decade are Hispanic or Black.

Population of Alameda County jails vs. rate of jail deaths, 2002-2018. Data: state of California
May 9, 2019

Counting jail deaths in California

My feature in this week’s East Bay Express provides an extensive recent history of allegations of misconduct in Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail with…

Santa Rita Jail. Photo by Scott Morris.
May 7, 2019

The most dangerous place in Alameda County

A “barbaric” litany of horrors from Santa Rita, “the best big jail in the nation.”

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