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Grand Jury calls for more support for female Santa Barbara County jail inmates to get lives on trackThe report says in some instances, male inmates have more support services available.
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The report calls for staffing and procedural improvements. Some were already underway before the report was released this week.
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Death comes more than two weeks after he is taken to a hospital.
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New report looked at six deaths in county jails since 2022. Report says jails need more staffing, better review of health of inmates during intakes.
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Report claims staff shortages may mean delayed care. It also says there is a lack of 24/7 mental health care staffing.
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Report says while they aren't suggesting there is a problem, doing investigations internally creates a potential perceived conflict of interest.
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Man facing mandatory 20 year federal prison sentence, but it could potentially be longer.
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Man died several hours after being found unresponsive in main county jail.
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Jail officials say inmates never made it outside of the Main Jail facility.
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Autopsy pending on man who died at Northern Branch Jail