At the Yuba County Jail in Marysville, state investigators noted that women and men detained on ICE immigration holds were not separated from the general jail population, something cited last month when dozens of detainees there went on a six-day hunger strike to demand better conditions. Read the whole Los Angeles Times article here.
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Advocates speak for Yuba County Jail detainees
Sacramento groups hold press conference about hunger strike, jail conditions. Read the whole Appeal-Democrat story here.
Join Us & Stand Up for Immigrants!
Amid this era of a proliferation of xenophobic sentiment and policies, the Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform (CIDR) brings together civil- and immigrants'-rights advocates seeking to protect some of the most vulnerable among us. Immigrants are being inhumanely detained in facilities across California, as evidenced in a report by the state attorney general, including in… Continue reading Join Us & Stand Up for Immigrants!
Family of UC Berkeley alumnus Bertram Hiscock settles lawsuit against Yuba, Sutter counties for $1M
The family of Bertram Hiscock — a UC Berkeley alumus who died in Yuba County Jail in January 2017 — has reached a $1 million settlement in the lawsuit brought against Yuba and Sutter counties over Hiscock’s death. Read the whole Daily Californian story here.
Yuba County Jail Settles Mental Health Lawsuit
MARYSVILLE (AP) — Yuba County is agreeing to improve mental health care at its county jail to settle a lawsuit alleging there were at least 41 suicide attempts in less than three years. Read the whole article here.
Family of UC Berkeley alumnus sues Yuba County after jail suicide
Family members of UC Berkeley alumnus Bertram Hiscock filed a lawsuit against Yuba County after Hiscock died by suicide in the county’s custody Jan. 29, 2017. Read the whole Daily Californian story here.
‘I had a purple elephant in my throat.’ Berkeley literature grad dies alone in Yuba County jail
Despite his pleas that he needed to be taken to a hospital or given medication for his mental illness, Hiscock, 34, received only minimal treatment at the jail, even after a judge declared he was not mentally competent to stand trial and needed to be sent to a state mental institution, court records say. Read… Continue reading ‘I had a purple elephant in my throat.’ Berkeley literature grad dies alone in Yuba County jail
Jailing Immigrants Means Money and Jobs for Poor Areas. Is This Deal Humane?
Inside his cell in the Yuba County Jail, Rafael was vomiting again, too weak and dizzy to stand. He is HIV-positive and has hepatitis C. Without treatment, the two can be a deadly combination. But Rafael, 27, had not been treated for hepatitis C in six months, his medical records show. Read the whole KQED… Continue reading Jailing Immigrants Means Money and Jobs for Poor Areas. Is This Deal Humane?
Lawyers: 41 Suicide Attempts At Yuba County Jail Point To Inmate Mistreatment
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Lawyers representing inmates at a California county jail have asked a federal judge to enforce a nearly 40-year-old court order, citing what they say are deteriorating conditions that have led to dozens of suicide attempts. Read the whole story here.
Sacramento Immigration Coalition 