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Board finds new death review panel unneeded for county jails
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Ventura County Board of Supervisors has rejected a call for an independent panel to review...
California jails are holding thousands fewer people, but far more are dying in them
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople are dying in custody at record rates across California. They’re dying in big jails and small...
Effort to improve voter turnout among inmates moving forward, despite opposition from Spokane County...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 17—The Spokane County commissioners oppose an effort that uses state funds to improve voter turnout among jail inmates, but the project is moving forward anyway. Spokane County Auditor ...
8 inmates have died this year in KCSO custody
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 12—Eight inmates have died at Kern County Sheriff's Office jails this year, according to information posted only on the sheriff's website. KCSO hasn't issued news releases to local media ...
‘Video is truth.’ Fresno deputies will get body cameras as part of $3.2 million program
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA federal grant for $430,000 will help the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office become the latest law...
Immigration advocates again ask Kern to cut ties with ICE
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 22—Compared with 23,416 people in Kern County's jails, one is still too many. This was the sentiment expanded upon by immigration advocates, who once again argued on Tuesday for Kern County ...
If Spokane County voters want a new jail, it'll probably be downtown
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 31—Details remain scarce, but some information on Spokane County's plan to build a new jail has begun to emerge. For the first time Monday, the Spokane County commissioners discussed the ...
Spokane County could spend $200k on voter education for jail, public safety ballot measure
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 23—Spokane County could spend $200,000 on an ad campaign to help voters decide whether they want to tax themselves for a new jail and other investments. If voters in November approve the ...
Fulton County may be shielding 2021 emails with voting machine inspector. But why?
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA rural Pennsylvania county may be withholding officials' communications with a company that...
Video appears to show man with severed body part in Wasco, man arrested
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A horrifying video circulating on social media Friday appeared to show...
