Man in "observation cell" at California jail, "checked by staff at regular intervals," is found dead
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.
https://www.independent.com/2023/09/03/santa-barbara-county-jail-inmate-dies-in-custody/Open linkView original on lemmy.world101
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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.