They should not have been incarcerated at Santa Rita Jail.” “They died after being evaluated … even though there were multiple red flags.
“All four of those people died needlessly within days of their intake,” said Joy George with Restore Oakland, a community advocacy group. So far this year, there have been four deaths at Santa Rita Jail. The Dublin-based jail is not only one of the largest detention facilities in the United States, it is also one of the most notorious, where major health and safety violations have been reported and where over 66 people have lost their lives since 2014.
