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

A year-and-a-half after the In-Custody Death Review Division was created within a state agency, the office has yet to obtain ...
Davis Vanguard

Orange County Jails Blamed for High In-Custody Death Rate, ACLU Report Finds

The ACLU of Southern California released a report this week that documents systemic medical neglect, delayed care and a lack of accountability in Orange County jails, which has resulted in at least ...
Orange County Register

Death behind bars: Who’s dying in Southern California county jails — and why

Every five days, on average, someone dies in the jails of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino or Riverside counties. Broken bodies, broken minds and substance abuse are at the root of most of the ...
East Bay Times

California sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting female inmate

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 29, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female inmate earlier this year. The inmate told jail staff on Oct. 15 that Deputy Leobardo ...