A Chronicle analysis reveals over 264,000 case investigations were halted due to staffing shortages. California sees a rise in jail deaths despite a decrease in the jail population. Governor Newsom's pledge to address jail deaths has not curbed the increasing fatalities. California jails witness record death rates, with victims awaiting trial in various types of facilities. Oklahoma County jail plans to introduce electric gloves for de-escalation, while LA County jails experience a surge in deaths, including the sixth death of the year.
In hopes of improving safety measures, the Oklahoma County jail says it plans to start using some new technology soon. The jail plans to start using electric gloves to deescalate a situation before it gets out of hand: https://t.co/KZ1DyznL58
This morning, @latimes published my deep dive into why LA jails deaths have gone up so much. Just now, the jail posted yet another death -- the sixth for this year. https://t.co/803CQVk1lo https://t.co/M36cNTiNeO
Why was 2023 such a deadly year in Los Angeles County jails? It depends on whom you ask https://t.co/jKG5kNP5oq
Blue County Jails Still Using COVID-19 Protocols To Reduce Inmate Population https://t.co/CsiUCNQ3Sq
In hopes of improving safety measures, the Oklahoma County jail says it plans to start using some new technology soon. The jail plans to start using electric gloves to deescalate a situation before it gets out of hand. https://t.co/XuEFeJqnBn
People are dying at record rates in California jails. They’re dying in big jails and small jails, in red counties and blue counties, in rural holding cells and downtown mega-complexes. Almost everyone who died was awaiting trial. 1/5 https://t.co/aiiN4rHtw2
A year ago, we started looking into the numbers of people dying in jail. This is the first story in a series that looks at one of the deadliest periods in CA jails history. Gov. Newsom pledged in 2020 to address jail deaths. In every year since, more people have died in jails. https://t.co/hi6xPJ2APK
Why is the number of jail deaths in California up, even though the number of people in jail is down? @CalMatters' @nigelduara and @jeremiak investigated: https://t.co/DUXEeRtBpw
Here are takeaways from a Chronicle analysis of more than 264,000 case investigations that were suspended due to 'lack of staffing.' https://t.co/L7vpW3ZYNu