California Inmates Are Dying in Jail: What’s Going On?
Inmates are dying at record numbers in California jails and officials are having a difficult time explaining why and how to stop it. Precautionary measures [...]
How to Obtain Body Cam Footage After In-Custody Death in California
In custody deaths rose at record heights during the pandemic in 2020. Rising over three times the previous years’ numbers, many deaths were caused from [...]
What to Do If Loved One in Jail Died Due to Unlawful Treatment
Health concerns, including such severe cases as in-custody injuries and jail deaths, specifically in California, have become a concern during the past few years, says [...]
Deaths in Jail from Fentanyl Overdose
Known as a “miracle drug” to many pain specialists, fentanyl is currently the most powerful opioid used for pain management today. Fentanyl is 100 times [...]
Understanding Wrongful Death Settlements in California
Wrongful deaths are a tragedy, but they are especially heartbreaking when they happen while a person is in the custody of the state. Each year, [...]
California Ban on Police Chokeholds–What are Police Allowed to Do?
In recent years, police brutality has become a prominent issue in the United States. Many cases of police misconduct have led to calls for reform [...]
What are the Common Causes for In-Custody and Jail Deaths in America?
There are over 158,000 federal inmates currently in custody in the United States, and nearly 2 million people in state (and federal) prisons, local jails, [...]
Los Angeles In Custody Deaths: What’s Happening in Jail?
In 2018, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said there were 1,120 reported deaths in jails nationwide. That’s a rate of 154 deaths for every [...]
Negligence in Jail is Potentially Putting Juveniles at Risk
It’s a basic, unsaid agreement that everyone wants children to be safe. This includes in our homes, our neighborhoods, our schools, and, yes, our juvenile [...]
Riverside County Jail Deaths: What’s Going On?
Jail isn’t known to be a particularly pleasant experience for those locked inside, but it also shouldn’t be a place so poorly run it borders [...]