yuba county jail – Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rhonda Rios Kravitz, 916-712-7169, rhondarioskravitz@gmail.com (SACRAMENTO, CA, 5/11/20) - The Sacramento Immigration Coalition (SIC) and the Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform (CIDR) today released a petition calling on officials to immediately release those in ICE detention at Yuba County Jail. The petition, “Release Immigrants Detained at Yuba County Jail Amid COVID-19 Pandemic,” coincides with the Immigrant Day… Continue reading Petition to Release Those Detained by ICE at Yuba County Jail Receives Over 1,100 Signatures

CIDR In the News, Op-eds

Guest Commentary: Recipe for Disaster – ‘Unmasking’ Yuba County Jail’s Response to COVID-19

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 campaignforimmigrantdetentionreform

By CIDR Co-Founders Rhonda Ríos Kravitz and Kalin Kipling-Mojaddedi As communities worldwide fight to contain a pandemic that has brought entire nations to a standstill, many detention facilities’ responses remain woefully inadequate. Yuba County Jail in Marysville, a mere 40 minutes away from California’s capital, is one glaring example. The jail has been under a… Continue reading Guest Commentary: Recipe for Disaster – ‘Unmasking’ Yuba County Jail’s Response to COVID-19

Articles on Yuba County Jail, Pressroom, Testimonials from Detention Centers

A man in ICE detention shares his story from Yuba County Jail, facing no protections from coronavirus

March 31, 2020November 3, 2020 campaignforimmigrantdetentionreform

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Articles on Yuba County Jail

Lawyers: 41 Suicide Attempts At Yuba County Jail Point To Inmate Mistreatment

October 25, 2016March 19, 2020 campaignforimmigrantdetentionreform

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.