By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer - A recent United Nations report found that Black people in the United States are three times more likely to be killed by police than if they were white, and four and a half times more likely to be incarcerated, and called for reform of use-of-force regulations and alternative responses to policing.
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Tamra Lacey speaks in support of her grandson, who spent two years in the Sacramento County jail while
The family of an inmate at Sacramento County Jail demanded answers Saturday after their loved one Tyus Hutton was taken to a hospital and put on life support with what they said was no explanation of the cause.
Tyus Hutton, a 25-year-old Sacramento inmate, was sent from the jail to Sutter Hospital in critical condition and may be pulled off life support due to a fight between two inmates, but the sheriff's department failed to inform the family of his condition for six days.