Two men have died in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County and the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, in separate and unrelated manners, according to officials.
Two men have died in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County and the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, according to officials.On Monday, the Alameda County Sheriff reported the Aug. 24 death of 30-year-old Abrion William McElmore, who was homeless and lived in San Lorenzo, Hayward, and Castro Valley. The sheriff's press release did not state how McElmore died, only that he was found "unresponsive" in his cell and never regained consciousness.
He is the second person to die in 2024 at Santa Rita Jail and the 70th since 2014, according to a KTVU analysis of in-custody deaths. Meanwhile, the East Bay Times reported that an incarcerated man died Monday afternoon at the West County Detention Facility.Deputies found the man unresponsive just before 2 p.m., according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. He was housed alone.An investigation is underway, but the sheriff’s office said the death did not appear suspicious.On Aug.
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