{"id":44960,"date":"2020-08-13T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T19:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=44960"},"modified":"2020-08-13T12:28:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T19:28:32","slug":"as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/","title":{"rendered":"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail, community members and local organizers gathered for a march and press conference in front of the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin on Monday July 20 to demand accountability on behalf of the Alameda County Sheriff\u2019s Department and the release of those incarcerated at the jail. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jail officials reported 40 new cases on July 16th, then an additional 55 the next day. As of July 22, 178 people at the jail had contracted the virus, according to the Sheriff\u2019s Office. As of press time, the number of positive cases has grown to 208.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no stations in there for people to wash their hands often. They\u2019re not passing out masks in that quarantine area. Nobody in that area had masks, except for the guards. They\u2019re allowing people to go into the shower area, into the main TV area, and they\u2019re keeping people in their cells, but nobody has masks.\u201d<\/p>

\u00ad\u2014 Byron Aldridge, June 17, 2020<\/p>Testimonies from inside Santa Rita
(found at srjsolidarity.org)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Organizers from Monday\u2019s press conference attest that the jail\u2019s notoriously inhumane conditions provided a breeding ground for the virus to spread within its walls. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSanta Rita Jail is riddled with systemic abuses left and right,\u201d said Jose Bernal, the Organizing Manager at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re talking 46 in-custody deaths in the last 5 years that we know of,\u201d Bernal said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis pandemic only makes things tenfold worse. In the last 48 hours between last Friday and Sunday, cases spiked by 1,500 percent. We cannot allow that to continue. We are here demanding releases of our folks from Santa Rita Jail.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those present at the press conference was Yolanda Huang, a civil rights attorney who has represented prisoners from Santa Rita in several lawsuits, including the case of Gonzalez v. Ahern, \u200bwhich followed a work and hunger strike among Santa Rita inmates last October in protest of the jail\u2019s cruel and unsanitary conditions. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Huang, 85 percent of those incarcerated at Santa Rita are being held pretrial and have not yet been charged with any crimes. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat means that 85 percent of the people in Santa Rita are innocent because they haven\u2019t had their trial, they haven\u2019t been convicted,\u201d Huang said. \u201cAnd yet, as innocent people, they\u2019re not protected by the law. They are subject to all the terrible things that you\u2019ve heard about what\u2019s going on at Santa Rita. Santa Rita has one of the highest death rates of any jail in the Bay Area or in California, and we can\u2019t get to the bottom of this because Sheriff Ahern\u2019s approach is to be as opaque as possible, to let people on the outside know as little as possible about what\u2019s going on.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Advocates rally outside the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin on July 20, demanding the release of inmates at the Santa Rita Jail following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Photo: Sam Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Huang collaborated with the National Lawyers Guild to set up the Santa Rita Jail Hotline, a free hotline for anyone to call and discuss COVID-19 and the conditions within the jail. Prisoners\u2019 testimonies are also collected and posted on the Santa Rita Jail Solidarity website \u2014 many of which document a striking lack of medical care, PPE, proper sanitization or adherence to preventive measures among staff within the jail. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis outbreak is an inevitable explosion,\u201d said Lina Garc\u00eda, the SRJ Hotline\u2019s coordinator. \u201cConditions were at a crisis level long before this pandemic began. It\u2019s a reality inside the jail that people are not able to socially distance or properly clean up after themselves, even if they want to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Garc\u00eda, the culture among sheriff\u2019s deputies inside the jail is also a likely contributor to the outbreak. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were bringing in people without properly screening them. They were just putting them in the pod. Since there was such a high influx of inmates, they were just kicking them right out. So I ended up getting a cellie who I believe was probably infected with COVID. He was only in my cell for about 24 hours. I could tell there was something wrong with the guy because he was sweating and he didn\u2019t want to come out to eat or anything. He said he was just kicking dope, and I was like, \u201cAre you sure that\u2019s what it is, man? You should probably contact the medical staff.\u201d But he was like, \u201cNo, I\u2019ll be alright.\u201d A few hours later, they kicked him out. Two weeks later, I started feeling really cold and immediately knew there was something wrong with me. I rarely get sick. So I went directly to Deputy Whitlock \u2013 he was the officer on duty that day \u2013 and I was like, \u201cHey man, I know there\u2019s something wrong with me. I need to be seen by medical staff.\u201d So I ended up getting quarantined because I tested positive for COVID. While I was there, there were no medical services given. I requested a blanket through my tablet \u2013 never given to me. I told them I was really cold. There was no empathy at all for us. We were left to die.\u201d \u00ad<\/p>

\u2014 Angelo Valdez, May 22, 2020<\/p>TESTIMONIES FROM INSIDE SANTA RITA
(FOUND AT SRJSOLIDARITY.ORG)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeputies there have a culture of disrespect and cruelty,\u201d Garc\u00eda said. \u201cI think prior to the pandemic, this resulted in a lot of abuse of power and abuse of prisoners. It now has seamlessly transitioned over to a disrespect for basic preventive measures that could keep people from getting sick. Deputies refuse to do simple things like wear their masks or change their gloves when moving between housing units.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garc\u00eda highlighted several steps the Sheriff\u2019s Department can take to ensure a safer environment for those incarcerated at Santa Rita \u2014 the first being the immediate release of all pretrial prisoners. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only way to ensure that people can create social distancing is to reduce the population of the jail,\u201d she said. Another group that should be released are those who are sick, so they can seek medical help from hospitals better equipped to treat serious illnesses. Everyone should be tested upon their release, Garc\u00eda said, and the jail should provide free phone calls to prisoners instead of charging $0.50 per minute to call loved ones or lawyers. Deputies should face consequences for failing to wear masks or observe other preventive measures. Additionally, Alameda County should conduct unannounced inspections by an independent third party instead of planned, guided tours of the jail.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am incarcerated at the Santa Rita Jail. I am a federal inmate. I am pretrial. While housed in Housing Unit 32, I caught COVID-19. First Johnny, then Justin. Then other people developed symptoms. On April 18, 2020, I started coughing. I could not inhale. I had a fever, headaches diarrhea. I had the shivers. I was dizzy. The light bothered my eyes. I thought I had the COVID, but I didn\u2019t know much about it. The jail gave me no information.<\/p>

The jail then threw me into solitary confinement. The cell they put me in was so filthy. Everything about that cell was filthy, the walls, the floors, the concrete slab where you put your mattress, the sink. And so when they put me in there, and I was already feeling bad, I couldn\u2019t lay down because the cell was so dirty. All I could do was sit on the small metal stool, for hours, until they finally brought some cleaning supplies. The jail just threw me into a filthy cell and closed the door.<\/p>

The next day, they gave me the COVID test, and on April 30, 2020, I tested positive. In solitary confinement, I got nothing. No cough drops, no extra blanket, no Tylenol, no hot drink, nothing. Just be in that room and suffer. Truly, I thought I was going to die. I think about Johnny. I wondered if Johnny died. I never saw him again after they took him.\u201d<\/p>

\u2014 Tyronne Alexander Jones, May 6, 2020<\/p>TESTIMONIES FROM INSIDE SANTA RITA
(FOUND AT SRJSOLIDARITY.ORG)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Garc\u00eda said organizers and the National Lawyers Guild are also calling for the cancellation of the Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s contract with federal marshalls, which allows the Sheriff\u2019s Department to profit from housing prisoners with federal cases at Santa Rita. According to Garc\u00eda, 40 people held under this contract tested positive for COVID-19 at the jail as of July 17. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those wishing to call the SRJ Hotline can do so at (510) 925-4060, and testimonies from people incarcerated at Santa Rita can be found at srjsolidarity.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Rita Jail officials did not respond to a request for comment. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. Following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail, community members and local organizers gathered for a march and press conference in front […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":44961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3570,7],"tags":[],"coauthors":[18445],"class_list":["post-44960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-news","category-news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nAs COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates - El Tecolote<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates - El Tecolote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"El Tecolote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElTecoloteSF\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-13T19:28:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-13T19:28:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"975\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"El Tecolote Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@eltecolotesf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@eltecolotesf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"El Tecolote Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"El Tecolote Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/08828d10185eba96895a8363a269410e\"},\"headline\":\"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-13T19:28:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-13T19:28:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1502,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Health\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/\",\"name\":\"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates - El Tecolote\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-13T19:28:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-13T19:28:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/en\\\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1\",\"width\":1300,\"height\":975,\"caption\":\"Advocates rally outside the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin on July 20, demanding the release of inmates at the Santa Rita Jail following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Photo: Sam Moore\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/\",\"name\":\"El Tecolote\",\"description\":\"San Francisco's Latinx newspaper since 1970\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"El Tecolote\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/ETlogo-1.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/ETlogo-1.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"El Tecolote\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ElTecoloteSF\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/eltecolotesf\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/eltecolotesf\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/08828d10185eba96895a8363a269410e\",\"name\":\"El Tecolote Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9534c92c8c908364e186a64d93efc86f62367109d1b07a3454facde655968589?s=96&d=mm&r=g6afcb607783e095e4cf6be807353924d\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9534c92c8c908364e186a64d93efc86f62367109d1b07a3454facde655968589?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9534c92c8c908364e186a64d93efc86f62367109d1b07a3454facde655968589?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"El Tecolote Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eltecolote.org\\\/content\\\/author\\\/web-editor\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates - El Tecolote","description":"*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates - El Tecolote","og_description":"*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is","og_url":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/","og_site_name":"El Tecolote","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElTecoloteSF\/","article_published_time":"2020-08-13T19:28:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-13T19:28:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1300,"height":975,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"El Tecolote Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@eltecolotesf","twitter_site":"@eltecolotesf","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"El Tecolote Staff","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/"},"author":{"name":"El Tecolote Staff","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#\/schema\/person\/08828d10185eba96895a8363a269410e"},"headline":"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates","datePublished":"2020-08-13T19:28:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-13T19:28:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/"},"wordCount":1502,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1","articleSection":["Health","News"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/","url":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/","name":"As COVID-19 cases spike at Santa Rita jail, advocates demand release of inmates - El Tecolote","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1","datePublished":"2020-08-13T19:28:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-13T19:28:32+00:00","description":"*Editor\u2019s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State\u2019s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is","inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/as-covid-19-cases-spike-at-santa-rita-jail-advocates-demand-release-of-inmates\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Santa-Rita-jail_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&quality=89&ssl=1","width":1300,"height":975,"caption":"Advocates rally outside the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin on July 20, demanding the release of inmates at the Santa Rita Jail following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Photo: Sam Moore"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/","name":"El Tecolote","description":"San Francisco's Latinx newspaper since 1970","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#organization","name":"El Tecolote","url":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ETlogo-1.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ETlogo-1.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"El Tecolote"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElTecoloteSF\/","https:\/\/x.com\/eltecolotesf","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eltecolotesf\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/#\/schema\/person\/08828d10185eba96895a8363a269410e","name":"El Tecolote Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9534c92c8c908364e186a64d93efc86f62367109d1b07a3454facde655968589?s=96&d=mm&r=g6afcb607783e095e4cf6be807353924d","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9534c92c8c908364e186a64d93efc86f62367109d1b07a3454facde655968589?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9534c92c8c908364e186a64d93efc86f62367109d1b07a3454facde655968589?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"El Tecolote Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/author\/web-editor\/"}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"El Tecolote","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44962,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44960\/revisions\/44962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44960"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=44960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}