"It's not just about Hunter's death," said attorney Denisse Gastelum, representing Bergner's wife. "It's (about) what type of systemic issues, failures, wrongdoings were permeating in San Mateo jails that allow for these types of inmate deaths to occur."
"It continues to be a shock for the family," Gastelum said. "Your husband was in jail and was able to harm himself."
A statement from the sheriff's office on Aug. 5 said corrections officers had recently checked the cell block where Bergner was housed. "Suicide has a profound impact on us all and we extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Bergner's loved ones during this time," Sheriff Christina Corpus said in the statement.
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