Find the October 2016 motion to enforce the consent decree and for further remedial orders - memorandum of points and authorities in support here.Find the declaration of Phil Stanley in support of plaintiffs' motion to enforce the consent decree and for further remedial orders here.
Category: Yuba County Jail Info
Hedrick v. Grant 2014
Read this 2014 ruling by Judge Burrell on the consent decree here.
Original Yuba County Jail Consent Decree
Read the Yuba County Jail consent decree from 1979 here.
Yuba County Detention Facility Documents
Follow this link to the National Immigrant Justice Center's information on Yuba County Jail, including inspections and contract documents.
City and County Contracts With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A state audit's examination of cities and counties that have Immigration & Customs Enforcement contracts. Read the results here.
The California Department of Justice’s Review of Immigration Detention in California – Feb. 2019
After public reports of distressing conditions and several deaths in detention facilities surfaced with little to no transparency, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 103 (AB 103) in June 2017. Under AB 103’s 10-year mandate, the California Department of Justice is charged with reviewing and reporting back to the Legislature, the Governor, and the public… Continue reading The California Department of Justice’s Review of Immigration Detention in California – Feb. 2019
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
Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform 