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California Sent $8 Billion to Counties to Improve Jails and Services but Failed to Track the Money, Says Auditor

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee

March 26, 2021, 4:05 pm EDT

California Takes a First Step Toward Improving Its Failing County Jails

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

February 18, 2020, 2:30 pm EST

California Governor’s Budget Makes Stronger Jail Oversight a Priority

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee

January 10, 2020, 7:00 pm EST

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How to Navigate California County Jails: A Guide for Inmates and Their Loved Ones

by Beena Raghavendran

January 13, 2020, 9:00 am EST
California’s Jails Are in a Deadly Crisis. Here’s How Experts Suggest Fixing Them.

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

January 6, 2020, 8:00 am EST
California Gave Billions in Taxpayer Dollars to Improve Jails. But That’s Not How These Sheriffs Are Spending It.

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

December 27, 2019, 8:00 am EST
We Investigated the Crisis in California’s Jails. Now, the Governor Calls for More Oversight.

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

November 14, 2019, 8:30 am EST
“They Want to Be Treated Like Men and Women, Not as a Subhuman”

by ProPublica

November 11, 2019, 3:26 pm EST
A Jail Increased Extreme Isolation to Stop Suicides. More People Killed Themselves.

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

November 5, 2019, 8:30 am EST
A Year After an Inmate Was Choked to Death in Jail, a Murder Charge but Few Details

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

August 15, 2019, 8:00 am EDT
Deadly Delays in Jail Construction Cost Lives and Dollars Across California

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

July 17, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
There Has Been an Explosion of Homicides in California’s County Jails. Here’s Why.

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

June 13, 2019, 8:00 am EDT
Cruel and Unusual: A Guide to California’s Broken Prisons and the Fight to Fix Them

by Sacramento Bee and ProPublica

May 28, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
California Tried to Fix Its Prisons. Now County Jails Are More Deadly.

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

April 24, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
What Do You Know About County Jails in California? Talk to Us.

by Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica, Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

February 12, 2019, 3:00 pm EST

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Overcorrection

Impact of Our Reporting

California Sent $8 Billion to Counties to Improve Jails and Services but Failed to Track the Money, Says Auditor

California Takes a First Step Toward Improving Its Failing County Jails

California Governor’s Budget Makes Stronger Jail Oversight a Priority

How to Navigate California County Jails: A Guide for Inmates and Their Loved Ones

California’s Jails Are in a Deadly Crisis. Here’s How Experts Suggest Fixing Them.

California Gave Billions in Taxpayer Dollars to Improve Jails. But That’s Not How These Sheriffs Are Spending It.

We Investigated the Crisis in California’s Jails. Now, the Governor Calls for More Oversight.

“They Want to Be Treated Like Men and Women, Not as a Subhuman”

A Jail Increased Extreme Isolation to Stop Suicides. More People Killed Themselves.

A Year After an Inmate Was Choked to Death in Jail, a Murder Charge but Few Details

Deadly Delays in Jail Construction Cost Lives and Dollars Across California

There Has Been an Explosion of Homicides in California’s County Jails. Here’s Why.

Cruel and Unusual: A Guide to California’s Broken Prisons and the Fight to Fix Them

California Tried to Fix Its Prisons. Now County Jails Are More Deadly.

What Do You Know About County Jails in California? Talk to Us.

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