Man in "observation cell" at California jail, "checked by staff at regular intervals," is found dead
Man in "observation cell" at California jail, "checked by staff at regular intervals," is found dead
www.independent.com Santa Barbara County Jail Inmate Dies in Custody
The man was being held in a single observation cell at the Main Jail, where deputies found him unresponsive early Sunday morning.
Earlier this summer, a Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued four blistering reports laying out in grim detail how systemic gaps in the county’s criminal justice system led to the deaths of five inmates in Santa Barbara County jails last year. Those reports are summarized here and can be read in full online here.
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Regular intervals. Like, 10 days?
Ya, nice choice of words there.
Could have seized from alcohol withdrawal but there typically would be quite a few warning signs first.