A few minutes after noon every Monday through Friday, Sylvia Chavez pulls her red Nissan Sentra into her regular parking spot alongside the thick walls and cyclone fences of the Sacramento County Main Jail.
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The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, shown at a hearing in December, is being held in isolation at the downtown jail in lieu of $5 million bail. His lawyer is expected to argue today for a reduction in bail.
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Oscar Michel, center, cries on the shoulder of friend Martha Carrillo as the Woodland residents join other supporters of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda to sing carols on Christmas Day outside the Sacramento County Main Jail.
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Moises Jauregui of Woodland exults on Christmas Day as he tells fellow supporters that the Rev. Uriel Ojeda can see them from jail. Defense attorney Jesse Ortiz said the accused priest heard the group singing and "it gave him peace and strength."
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Oscar Michel of Woodland, one of the singers outside the jail on Christmas, belongs to a youth group run by the Rev. Uriel Ojeda.
