Following an investigation by the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury into the delay of developing a mental health unit at Santa Rita Jail, the onus is now on county leaders to work with the sheriff s office to get the ball rolling again.
A group of approximately 50 people from numerous community organizations rallied at the county administrative building on a cloudy Tuesday morning to decry additional funding for the county jail that has seen dozens of deaths..
Community groups are voicing their concerns over the mental health expansion at Santa Rita Jail, which is slated to cost $80 million and has drawn questioning from a top state lawmaker.
Community groups are voicing their concerns over the mental health expansion at Santa Rita Jail, which is slated to cost $80 million and has drawn questioning from a top state lawmaker.