The reason why he was in protective custody was redacted. When she called to check on him, jail officials said he had already been released. OAKLAND - A federal judge today sentenced Kameron Patricia Reid to 84 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that killed an inmate at the Santa Rita Jail, announced United States Attorney Stephane M. Hinds, FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris. This needs to end.". The results of this consent decree remain to be seen. Deputies wrote "he was housed alone during his stay at the Santa Rita Jail. Name: Dat Thanh LuongAge: 56Arrested: 1/26/2016. And they took him off suicide watch anyway. Protective custody is typically when a non-criminal actor is sequestered by the state as a preventative measure (like protecting an endangered witness prior to a trial, or some domestic violence programs where an active offender is actively seeking a victim). The sheriff provided the death report on May 6, 2020. She said he had already served his jail sentence in September after he had been caught sleeping in a stolen car, violating his parole. His ex-wife was notified after he died. Health and/or mental issues: Yes, but redacted. Date of death: 4/8/2015Total time in jail: Four daysOccupation: Not listedRace: BlackCause of death: Suicide by hangingInvestigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Stephanie BeezleyIsolation: Yes. Elizabeth Laurel, 39, was booked into the Santa Rita jail on drug charges Saturday only to be found unresponsive in her cell two days later during a general observation of the unit in which she was housed, KRON 4 and KTVU reported Tuesday. The case was dismissed.He was divorced and had an 8-year-old daughter. They said they were told that because his liver was so damaged, he couldn't heal from his injuries. He sustained facial injuries while being restrained. Drug issues: No drugs found in his system. He died later than night. Health and/or mental issues: Yes, but redacted. Michael Hermon, 47, Gulf War veteran with a PhD in philosophy died after being punched at Santa Rita jail. COVID-19 infections have largely remained stable despite rising case numbers in the Bay Area, according to the latest data published by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO). He had covered his window with cardboard. Johnson was screened and cleared for incarceration by custodial medical and mental health staff during his intake, the press release states. Brown arrived at the hospital later that day, but her son was brain-dead. Mike Durbin, the Health Services Administrator for Wellpath and the Sheriff's Office told Mike Brady, an independent consultant who monitors Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 response, that "there was a high probability that an asymptomatic Deputy was the vector for introducing the virus into HU 34." The inmate who died had been in custody since September on burglary and robbery offenses. Race:BlackCause of death: HomicideDrug issues:Restraints:Narrative: West's mother, Christy Miles, said her son suffered from bipolarity and schizophrenia. I break down and cry every day. Deputies said they cuffed Armstrong and he became combative. Madrigal was first taken to Fremont city jail where officers allegedly beat, choked and placed the disoriented and mentally ill young man in a WRAP device, Burris said. Other details redacted. Name: Nelson ChiaAge:73Arrested:10/27/2022Date of death:10/28/2022Total time in jail:A few hoursOccupation: Race:AsianCause of death: SuicideDrug issues:Restraints:Narrative: Chia was arrested for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill his girlfriend. Pending Release applies to inmates housed at Santa Rita Jail and Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility who have begun the administrative process required to facilitate the inmate's release. Notorious criminals, high-profile celebrities, and public figures usually need to PC, too. Name: Miguel GomezAge: 37Arrested: Not listedDate of death: 10/26/2017Total time in jail: Not listedOccupation: ElectricianRace: LatinoCause of death: Suicide by hangingInvestigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Sawn SobreroIsolation: Sort of. However, an autopsy provided by the family shows he was having medical problems in a cell and suffered a heart attack on the sheriff's bus. the increased security in Administrative Segregation ("Ad Seg"), staff confiscated [Bane's] Canadian crutch and the leg sleeves he wore underneath the rigid leg braces. His brother, HarryBeltram, saw the KTVU story said he and his mother have many questions about how Beltram died. Oldham reported he was feeling fine. Or follow her on Twitter @ljfernandez. A press hold was issued on the case on Aug. 28 for an unknown reason. A deputy who spoke Spanish called to tell her the news. He killed himself in Santa Rita on Dec. 4, 2019. Occupation: Jack of all trades, his sister said. Deputies found an ex-wife who said he had no real contact with family. His mother lives in a little village and only spoke Spanish. DUBLIN, Calif. - Santa Rita Jail based in Dublin, Calif., has the highest number of in-custody deaths in the Bay Area, and has an even higher jail death rate than Los Angeles County, which has the largest jail system in the country. In 2015, the average daily population for the Santa Clara County Correctional facilities was . On the day he died, she said her son was having a "bipolar high. "He had just told us that he wanted to get his life together," she said. There was another letter, dated four days before his death, written to his father and brother in India. The Alameda County Coroner ruled that his death was caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure caused by the traumatic assault. He was arrested by Union City police.Date of death: 10/11/2016Total time in jail: About 10 monthsOccupation:Race: VietnameseCause of death: Homicide. The deputy said he saw "no evidence of obvious significant trauma" despite that the doctor at Highland reported trauma. Investigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Adam WilliamsIsolation: None listedHealth and/or mental issues: Seizure disorder with subtherapeutic levels of diazepam. Date of death: 3/30/2015Total time in jail: One dayOccupation: Construction workerRace: LatinoCause of death: Accident. He was allowed to go to the yard to get some air. He was facing charges of obstruction and resisting arrest. He died at Santa Rita Jail in November 2021 Photo: Lisa Fernandez, Name: Maurice MonkAge:45Arrested:Date of death:11/15/2021Total time in jail:Occupation: Security guard. They ruled his death a homcide. Race: BlackCause of death: Brother said he was told it was suicide; asphyxiated with a plastic bag.Investigative agency:Isolation: Yes. Name: Gino DalbiancoAge: 58Arrested: 2/1/2018Date of death: 3/28/2018Total time in jail: 56 days in jailOccupation: VeteranRace: WhiteCause of death: Natural. Autumn Rivers. Nerve pain medication and an antipsychotic, Quetiapine, was found in Jacksons system. He had also spent time in the safety cell the previous day "due to suicidal ideologies." Christopher Crosby was arrested on attempted murder charges in Berkeley in February 2018. He was yelling he didnt do anything," she said. Dublin, CA 94568 Phone: 925-551-6500 Santa Rita Jail - Alameda County Detention INMATE VISITATION SCHEDULE - AT THE JAIL 5325 Broder Blvd. Page 10, line 97 of Christopher Thomas' autopsy report. Name: Jose "Nick" Cardenas PinaAge:30Arrested:Date of death:06/07/2022Total time in jail:Occupation: Race:Cause of death: Swallowed jail-issued wristband. Name: Sotha MeyAge: 38Arrested: Jan. 20, 2020, Arrested on auto theft chargesDate of death: 2/2/2020Total time in jail:Two weeksOccupation: Race: AsianCause of death: NaturalDrug issues:Restraints:Narrative:Meys brother, Phok Mey, told KTVU in a phone interview that his brother went to Highland Hospital because he had hurt his hands on some needles while he had been scouring trash bins. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News). He was the only person in his cell. Alameda County Santa Rita Jail. Continue with Recommended Cookies. There was a struggle and he was placed in a WRAP. Ask the Yelp community! He was placed in the safety cell to prevent any attempts to harm himself. But 170 people, is only about one fifth of the total population rise at Santa Rita since May. He was taken to ValleyCare Medical Center for three days and then to Stanford, and then to ValleyCare and then to Kindred Hospital in San Leandro, where he died about two months after his cardiac arrest. Charles Johnson, 45, suffered a medical emergency at the jail and was transported to Stanford Health Care ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton. Investigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/ Mandy MonaghanIsolation: No. He had two daughters. The design process of Santa Rita Jail began in the early 1980's and the facility officially opened in 1989 Programming space for inmates was not even a topic at this time. Name: Antonio RodriguezAge: 27Arrested: 8/9/2015 on charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm and illegal possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction. He was the sole occupant of cell A34. There was a press hold on his death, which was lifted on Dec. 24., nearly one month later. You can post bail 24/7 at the jail, located at 5325 Broder Blvd., Dublin, CA 94568. Name: Bryan Todd StreicherAge: 45Arrested: 6/18/2014. Date of death: 10/30/2017Total time in jail: Two daysOccupation: Not listedRace: MexicanCause of death: Accident. . His court case is still listed as active," and he was supposed to have a mental competency hearing on 7/25/2016, two days before he died. However, a death certificate shows that Garibay died of acute perotonitis because of a perforated duodenal ulcer. I havent been getting any sleep. Date of death: 7/15/2016Total time in jail: Two years and 2 months. As COVID-19 enters Santa Rita Jail, Sheriff Ahern stealthily pursues $255M for more staff, zero for protection of prisoners March 29, 2020 Santa Rita Jail has an architecturally distinguished entrance, but this is where the prisoners live, with little slits for windows. His next of kin were notified and they were able to spend time at the hospital with him before his death. His family said he was in isolation for 19 days.Occupation: He had attended Chabot CollegeRace: LatinoCause of death: SuicideInvestigative agency: Alameda County sheriff's investigator Shawn SobreroIsolation: Yes, but not for very long, his family said. Investigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Shawn SobreroIsolation: No. No relatives could be found. Before he went to jail for allegedly shooting off a gun in his van, Michael Hermon was an Army veteran who served in Desert Storm and was an engineer and an elite jumper. He was also placed in a spit mask because deputies identified him as a "spitter" on two past occasions.Narrative: Five days before his death, he was lethargic and had trouble breathing. "Neurochecks were consistently made" throughout the shift. "He was very much loved," she said. He did not have any evidence of psychiatric disorders and "was not interested in any psychiatric treatment." While on a ventilator, Johnsons condition failed to improve and he was subsequently taken off the ventilator and declared deceased by a hospital physician on Saturday, Feb. 4. He had a medical armband for some kind of issue.Drug issues: None in his systemRestraints: The coroners report stated that Villalta resisted in arrest "which resulted in force being used" to take him into custody. They can answer any questions you have about sending an inmate money. At 4:57 p.m. , the deputy looked into the cell through the handcuf port and saw that he had wrapped bed sheets around his neck. Health and/or mental issues: His housing unit is for people with mental health issues.Drug issues: No illicit drugs found in system. The unit has multiple bunk beds. Name: Balvir SinghAge: 44Arrested: 5/25/2014. The obituary said he played football and baseball and loved the Giants and the Raiders. ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. ( KRON) The in-custody death of an inmate at Santa Rita Jail is being investigated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, according to a press release from Alameda. He seemed fine and was looking forward to her next visit. What is Protective Custody? Housing Unit 23, minimum security/protective custody. An autopsy later concluded that his wife died of acute bacterial meningitis. Basically, they have PC prisons for inmates who need to be segregated from everyone else for whatever reason. Park was found dead in his cell in February 2021, after allegedly hanging himself just five . The analysis concluded that a disproportionally high number of people were put into isolation and then dying by suicide. Our jail is among the 100 systems nationwide with an inmate population of more than 1,000. Acute pulmonary emboli. Gomez had last been in court on Oct. 16, 2017 and he plead not guilty. He was alone in OPHU, cell 13 and was the only inmate assigned to the cell. The Merced County Sheriff's Department is among several law enforcement agencies that have adopted an . Name: Leonard BrownAge:36Arrested:Date of death:03/1022Total time in jail:Occupation: Race:Cause of death: SuicideDrug issues:Restraints:Narrative: On the same day that Brown attempted suicide, a family friend tried to reach him but was told he had been "released," according to Yolanda Huang, an attorney who spoke with his mother. Stubbs was wrongly arrested by Oakland police on suspicion of killing his wife, who was later determined to have died of natural causes. Drug issues: None listedRestraints: NoNarrative: Stubbs was initially not let into Santa Rita because he had dangerously low blood sugar and diabetes. Alameda County has agreed to a massive reform program that will remake how mental health care is provided in Santa Rita Jail in order to settle a class action lawsuit filed three years ago on behalf of jail detainees. Santa Rita outpatient housing unit, cell 1. But there are other types of inmates who will also make the request. There were no signs of foul play. Date of death: 10/2/2015Total time in jail: Four daysOccupation: CashierRace: BlackCause of death: Natural. They made funeral arrangements at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Funeral Home. It appears as thought he might have left a note in feces, but all the details were redacted. Judge Dan Grimmer ordered him in July 2016 to be mentally incompetent and said he must go to a state hospital. Drug issues: Yes. Reason redacted. The autopsy did not identify who beat Hermon or if anyone had been arrested. There have been several community protests over his death, led by his mother. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Nelson was taken to the hospital, where doctors said he suffered from a brain bleed and a fractured spine. The coroner's report noted that Jonah Andrews only had drugs in his system that were prescribed to him. Drug issues: An inmate said he was aware Gomez was on drugs and hadnt been coming out of his cell. You may have heard it called the hole or the SHU or solitary confinement. But all of those names are referring to one place inside of prison walls administrative segregation (AdSeg). Multiple blunt force.Investigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Damon WilsonIsolation: Not listedHealth and/or mental issues: Not listedDrug issues: None in systemRestraints: NoNarrative: Pajuelo entered custody at Santa Rita on Feb. 9 after his booking on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and continuous sexual abuse on a child. Yes. During intake medical screening, Vanburen admitted drug use, the sheriff said, but there was "no cause for concern found" during the intake process. However, Singh had also been placed in a "safety cell" at some point (the date and duration arent listed) because he told authorities he wanted to hang himself so "he wouldnt have to continue with the court process." Housing unit 8. She was taken to Washington Hospital in Fremont and placed on life support. Lewd and lascivious acts on a child and continual sexual abuse on a child.Date of death: 3/10/2019Total time in jail: 29 daysOccupation: BakerRace: LatinoCause of death: Homicide. Narrative: On June 10, Christian Madrigals family sought medical assistance for their 20-year-old son because he was suffering a mental health crisis, according to a claim filed by civil rights attorney John Burris. However, that is pretty much walking around inside a small caged area. Inmates said they're not being provided with enough protective equipment like face masks, soap, hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies. Madrigal was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors refused to treat him, Burris said, because they noted his internal injuries were so severe they warranted emergent trauma care. Name: Swaran SinghAge: 41Arrested: Records not foundDate of death: 10/12/2016Total time in jail: Not listedOccupation: Not listedRace: "Other"Cause of death: Natural. He had been in cell C-8 and moved into an isolation cell in the back hall of Housing Unit 6 during some sort of investigation. Date of death: 7/6/2017Total time in jail: 23 monthsOccupation: LaborerRace: MexicanCause of death: Homicide. Naxopren in system, used to relieve muscle aches.Restraints: NoNarrative: The day before he died, Baslee was taken from Santa Rita to Valley Care in Pleasanton after he was vomiting blood and had dark stools. He apparently had refused any medical attention, including medication. His cell mate was out for recreation time. He got five years for felony carjacking and five years for elder abuse, his mother said. On Dec. 23, just two days before Christmas, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Alameda County's Santa Rita Jail shot up from five to 56, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office reported in an easily overlooked post on Twitter. Eleven arguments for voting against $318 million for the the Santa Rita Jail and investing in community-based mental health programsAlameda County Board of Supervisors meeting - Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. The sheriffs policy is that deputies transport inmates to programs, however, lawyers in a federal civil rights lawsuit contend they have never seen any evidence of that. Some of his narrative is redacted, including what he said in his note. Shortly after, he had no pulse. A federal consent decree over the jail in February 2022 mandated many changes at the jail regarding how mental illness is treated and how much time a person is allowed out of their cell. His physical health appeared to be OK. Santa Rita Jail can hold 3,489 inmates; on the day of inspection, 2,115 inmates were being held. Autopsy shows he had congested lung, liver, spleen and kidneys. Fremont police arrested him on charges of attacking a 55-year-old woman while robbing her after she came out of a casino. Anoxic encephalopathyInvestigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Tim EngelIsolation: Sort of. Within a very short period of time he was found dead." Usually, you will only get out for a shower and a few minutes of rec time. We cannot accept self-administered at home tests. When they got to the hospital, Aguilars eyes were glazed and were half opened. A unit for mental health inmates. Drug issues:Restraints:Narrative: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is not treating this as an in-custody death, despite a police report that shows deputies used force on the 30-year-old Oakland man and that he had also swallowed a jail-issued wristband. Race:BlackCause of death: Natural, but didn't get his medicine.Drug issues:Restraints:Narrative: Monk's sister, Elvira Monk told KTVU on Thursday that she had tried repeatedly to get her brother his medication, which he needed to treat his illnesses in Santa Rita, when he was brought there in early October. He was ultimately placed on life support at the hospital. Online records show he was charged with attempted murder, use of a deadly weapon and second-degree burglary. The Sheriffs Office did notify the Board of Supervisors and the District Attorney, according to the Chronicle. She was married and her family was by her side at the hospital when she died. Highland Hospital also noted he had injuries that "were questionable." INMATE NAME & ID NUMBER. There were 3,301 inmates in Alameda County jails in 2014, compared to just 2,581 in 2018. When deputies called him to get up, he was unresponsive. ", He said his family tried to retain a lawyer, but no one would take the case because the "jail report was full of inconsistencies.". It's time Santa Rita was held to account for the conditions which make it the most dangerous jail in the country. Drug issues: Unclear. {"email":"Email address invalid","url":"Website address invalid","required":"Required field missing"}, Can you request protective custody in prison, Why would an inmate be in protective custody. Drug issues: She had methamphetamine and amphetamine in her system.Restraints: NoNarrative: She was talking to a doctor when she collapsed and died. He had been in the intake area for a total of 16 hours. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office operates the jail as a short- and long-term secure detention facility for adults. "He had a lot to look forward to," she said. Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, which runs the jail, says it's the second . Cell B-9. The apartment was in disarray and Stubbs had scratch marks on his hands and was arrested. He was placed in mental health unit and had some sort of medical history. Some of his challenges were described in his obituary. He was lying on the floor face down. Maximum security. Doctors said his condition was deteriorating and he needed to go back there. She said a captain acknowledged to her there was a computer glitch, which is why Laventure hadnt been logged into the system. There was feces smeared on his cell door. He was arrested in Peoples Park after authorities said he grabbed a students buttock, then later forced his way inside another womans apartment building and held her captive with sexual intent. Name: Lee Esther AndersonAge:421Arrested:Date of death:05/16/2021Total time in jail:Occupation: Race:BlackCause of death: Drug overdoseDrug issues:Restraints:Narrative: Anderson overdosed on fentanyl, which another incarcerated woman had snuck into jail by hiding in her private parts. Although her history did not "include suicidal ideations, she was witnessed to be physically distraught after hearing she would not be released from jail only minutes before she was found hanging in the cell where she was being kept alone." Nelson died a month later. The proposal for $106 million/year in additional jail funding is the only item (#72) on the agenda for the Supervisors' 1:30 pm meeting on May 12. He became pulseless. On Oct. 22, an inmate said they had used methamphetamine. He had stayed at John George Psychiatric facility before being taken to Santa Rita. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is committed to ensuring those in our care and custody have adequate access to communicate with their legal representatives during the COVID-19 shelter in place order issued by the Health Officer of Alameda County. This process may take several hours to complete. In 2019, 2 Investigates took an unprecedented look at who was dying and why at the jail by reviewing dozens of autopsies, police reports, lawsuits and conducting interviews. The coroner's report said he was found partially suspended with a noose fashioned from a bedsheet around his neck.Investigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Anthony GognaIsolation: NoHealth and/or mental issues:Drug issues: A relativesaid Thomas had a history of drug problems. Housing unit 7, cell B 1Health and/or mental issues: None, according to Corizon medical recordsDrug issues: He had methamphetamine in his systemRestraints: NoNarrative: Bueno was found hanging in his cell by his bed sheets. Online records show he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Date of death: 5/9/2015Total time in jail: Not listed.Occupation: Refinery workerRace: Native American, per familyCause of death: Natural. He was held in Housing Unit 8, Cell F16, a "single occupant cell for protective custody inmates." Acute methamphetamine intoxicationInvestigative agency: Alameda County Sheriff/Charles FrazierIsolation: No. *But he had also been on suicide watch. In an interview with KTVU, his mother, Traci Gonzales, said he was bipolar and was severely emotionally disturbed from his brother getting killed by car. Health and/or mental issues: Cancer. Usually, inmates who ask to PC are high risk inmates. Reason not stated, but Jackson was a transgender female who went by Leilani. custody: compare 263 COVID-19 cases in Santa Rita to 4 in San Francisco. Armstrong was in the WRAP for eight minutes. Restraints: NoNarrative: The coroner's report states that Thomas was found partially suspended from a gate at the jail with a noose fashionedfrom a bedsheet around his neck on June 30. Name: Lawrence James MonroeAge: 28Arrested: 12/9/2014Date of death: 12/10/2014Total time in jail: One dayOccupation: StudentRace: BlackCause of death: Natural. Name: Omar Luis PorcayoAge: 40Arrested: 05/23/2019Date of death: 5/29/2019Total time in jail: Six daysOccupation: Construction workerRace: LatinoCause of death: Natural, complications of heart diseaseInvestigative agency: Alameda County sheriff's investigator Jeff HovdaIsolation: Yes. Date of death: 6/26/2018Total time in jail: 65 daysOccupation: Not listedRace: BlackCause of death: Accident. Still, he flew to the hospital, where Michael Hermon was under sheriff's supervision the entire time, his father said. The deputies in Santa Rita's Housing Unit 2 called him "Preacher." William Epting, 51, had gone to prison in the 1990s for voluntary manslaughter and was back in jail on a domestic violence . Date of death: 2/12/2014Total time in jail: 20 daysOccupation: Gas station attendant/homelessRace: WhiteCause of death: Natural. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. He learned of the injuries on March 17, four days after they occurred and was told that he would not be allowed to visit his son. According to them, Beltram called his mother a few days before his death to say he wasn't feeling well and couldn't breathe. Health and/or mental issues: Yes, but some details were redacted. The doctor then noticed how weak and dehydrated Aguilar was and decided that he needed to go to Highland Hospital on April 24, and then following that, he should be transferred to John George Psychiatric facility. There was a picture of a scythe and phrases in Spanish referring to death on his bunk. - A group of activists, community members and lawyers are demanding an independent investigation of the "unending number of deaths" at Santa Rita Jail.
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