Jails Archives - Page 4 of 6

COVID

In COVID crisis, judges decide to keep more people in jail

Tim Redmond - March 29, 2020

At a time when local authorities are working hard to reduce the number of inmates in county jails to reduce the spread of COVID-19,...

News + Politics

Immigrants sue for release from Yuba County and Mesa Verde jails

Sam Lew - March 25, 2020

Thirteen immigrants detained at Mesa Verde Detention Center and Yuba County Jail filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday calling for their...

News + Politics

Slowing coronavirus spread in the jails

Tim Redmond - March 14, 2020

Among the most vulnerable communities in this pandemic is a group that is forcibly held in close quarters, with many members facing existing health...

Campaign Trail

DA candidate calls for reshaping criminal justice system

Jeantelle Laberinto - September 12, 2019

San Francisco District Attorney candidate and Deputy Public Defender Chesa Boudin stood alongside criminal justice reform advocates today to announce a racial bias policy...

News + Politics

Homeless people — in cages

Tiny - March 23, 2019

Here lies the unhoused soldier Killed in the undeclared war on the poor Just tryin to survive outside -- to hide on a bus bench, away from your...

Campaign Trail

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2019

Since the day George Gascon announced he’s not running for re-election as district attorney, progressives involved in the criminal justice system have been wondering...

News + Politics

Psychologists push to return to Guantanamo Bay

Reese Erlich - August 3, 2018

American Psychological Association (APA) policy prohibits members from working for the military in Guantanamo or any site where torture takes place. Now some military...

News + Politics

A ‘dangerous felon’ who was never convicted of a violent crime

Matt Gonzalez - July 18, 2017

Two years ago, Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez was arrested for the death of Kate Steinle on San Francisco’s popular waterfront. The case gained national...

News + Politics

A ‘nationwide dragnet’ targets millions of immigrants

Sana Saleem - May 16, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDHM7Ef59FQ On the morning of February 28th, 2017, Fatima Avelica was getting ready to say goodbye to her father as he dropped her off at...

News + Politics

Does SF need a contingency plan?

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee said today that he’s not formulating any specific plans for how to respond across the board to the impacts President Trump...

Tagged with: Jails

In COVID crisis, judges decide to keep more people in jail

Immigrants sue for release from Yuba County and Mesa Verde jails

Slowing coronavirus spread in the jails

DA candidate calls for reshaping criminal justice system

Homeless people — in cages

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

Psychologists push to return to Guantanamo Bay

A ‘dangerous felon’ who was never convicted of a violent crime

A ‘nationwide dragnet’ targets millions of immigrants

Does SF need a contingency plan?

News

Politics

Arts

Culture