In the aftermath of Brandon Rodriguez’s 2021 death by suicide at Rikers Island, investigators found a number of serious missteps by jail medical staff, but none resulted in discipline, according to records and interviews. That’s not unusual. Just two Correctional Health Services staffers have been disciplined in the 44 deaths reported in city jails since January 2021, agency officials .
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was investigating the death of an incarcerated person earlier this week after being found unresponsive in their cell.
A Miami-Dade County judge is expected to decide Friday whether Derek Rosa, 13, who is accused of killing his mother, Irina Garcia, 39, in October will be transferred back to juvenile detention.
The "Just Home" proposal to house seriously ill people leaving jail cleared one of its final procedural hurdles at a heated public hearing, where locals repeatedly testified that they feared for their safety.