More nurses, fewer drugs, no suicides: Sheriff touts jail reforms, upgrades before civilian review board

We’re not taking a victory lap by any means, but we’re very proud of our record,’ Sheriff Kelly Martinez told the panel, ...

San Diego County jails will test wearable health devices aimed at preventing in-custody deaths

As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of deaths in custody, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office will soon begin ...
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Over sheriff’s objections, county supervisors vote to expand civilian jail oversight board’s authority

The civilian board that monitors the Sheriff’s Office and Probation Department will see its oversight authority expanded to include health care workers in cases of in-custody deaths, following a ...
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Sheriff must do more to prevent jail deaths, nonprofit finds in study. Here’s what it recommends.

The local League of Women Voters, the democracy-pushing group that works to arm people with critical information before they cast ballots, spent months researching the San Diego Sheriff’s Office — ...