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Are mentally ill offenders in California jails safe?
On August 27, 2015, sheriffs at the Santa Clara County Main Jail found a 31-year-old inmate with... more »
posted 11/30/15

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Lesson: How two reporters overcame big obstacles to report on plight of mentally ill in California’s jails
Two reporters set out to answer a question: Was the horrific death of a mentally ill inmate in a California jail an anomaly or evidence of systemic deficiencies that could lead to more deaths?
Project: When jail becomes a death sentence
There have been more than two dozen San Diego County jail suicides between 2010 and 2015, well above average. The suicides highlight a national problem: the increasing number of mentally ill people landing in jails.
Project: Disability agency blasts Sonoma County jail’s treatment of mentally ill

“We were really struck by the fact that people were incredibly acute in their need,” a disability rights attorney said after touring Sonoma County's main jail. “Higher than we’ve seen in units that are licensed designated hospital units. Something was wrong here.”