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(KRON) — Santa Rita Jail’s inmate healthcare provider agreed to pay $2.5 million to the children of Maurice Monk, attorneys announced Thursday. The inmate was allegedly deceased inside his ...
Wellpath is under fire for providing substandard medical care at Santa Rita Jail. My 6-Year-Old Son Drowned In Our Pool. Here's What I Wish I Had Known To Keep Him Safe. Birdbath Mistakes You’re ...
In 2025, Santa Rita Jail seems to be emerging from a dark shadow, making reforms in the areas of mental health and the number of people dying behind bars.
The mother of a mentally ill El Cerrito man filed a wrongful death suit last week against Alameda County alleging he was brutally killed at the Santa Rita Jail just ...
The mother of a mentally ill El Cerrito man filed a wrongful death suit last week against Alameda County alleging he was brutally killed at the Santa Rita Jail just ...
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of a 53-year-old Oakland man who died in a Santa Rita Jail cell Thursday morning just over a day after he had been booked.
(KRON) — A Santa Rita Jail inmate in Dublin died after he consumed “a profuse amount of water” from a sink inside his cell, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The 26-year-old ...
Families dealing with mental illness say an East Bay county jail which has seen a rash of inmate deaths is the last place their loved ones should be sent.
An inmate at the Santa Rita Jail who complained of poor mental health care died last month, a week after attempting suicide in his cell.
The panel agreed with a lower court’s finding that Santa Rita Jail put adequate safeguards in place to prevent kitchen pests from contaminating inmates' food.