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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Opinion: California promised accountability for inmate deaths in jails. A year later, no results.

California's jail death review law preserves sheriff control, lacks enforcement authority, permits redactions, and produced no completed reviews within its first year.
Public health
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

California agency tasked with scrutinizing jail deaths hasn't completed a single review

The In-Custody Death Review Division has completed no reviews of over 150 jail deaths because counties withheld or redacted necessary investigatory and medical records.
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