Dying Inside: Why some California jails see more death than others
A person’s chances of dying in jail vary depending on which county they’re held in. Experts and data shed light on how and why in a three-part series.
Matt Brannon, Redding Record Searchlight
Published
6:10 pm UTC Feb. 12, 2021
Every three days, a Californian dies in the custody of a county jail. In certain counties, it happens more often than others.
After finding disparities among death rates in jail custody, we examined state and local data while interviewing officials, advocates and outside experts.
The reporting led to insights about the shortcomings of jail operations locally and across the state. It highlighted issues that experts say drive jail deaths, and emphasized approaches some jails are taking to improve.
Siskiyou Daily News
Siskiyou County continues to avoid the additional business restrictions that come with the state s regional stay-at-home order. Those restrictions take effect when a certain region has its percentage of ICU beds open and able to take in new patients drop under 15%.
Siskiyou County and 10 others are in the Northern California region. As of Wednesday, it was the only region out of five drawn by the state that had yet to drop under that 15% threshold. State health officials on Wednesday reported that the Bay Area had become the fourth region to slip below 15% ICU availability.
Here is the percentage of ICU beds each region had open as of Wednesday:
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