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fromSan Jose Inside
1 week ago

New CA Law will Stop Sheriffs from Medically Examining Deaths in Their Own Jails

California's Assembly Bill 1108 requires independent medical examiners to investigate all custody deaths, eliminating sheriffs' conflict of interest in overseeing investigations into deaths occurring under their watch.
fromwww.amny.com
6 months ago

Another Rikers Island death: Man succumbs after reported seizure; third in-custody death at facility in two weeks | amNewYork

The Sept. 3 death follows the case of 44-year-old Jimmy Avila, who died last week after an apparent medical emergency at the West Facility on Rikers Island. Another person incarcerated at Rikers died in custody on Aug. 23. On Aug. 29, a 46-year-old man being held at Brooklyn Criminal Court was discovered unresponsive and later pronounced dead. A pedicab driver also died that day while in custody at the Midtown South Precinct.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Nurse charged after death of man at Berkshire police station

A nurse has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter relating to a death at a UK police station.
The case has raised questions around healthcare responsibilities in police custody.
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