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Jail oversight commission to hear UCLA study on 509 LA County jail deaths

UCLA research finds people in county jails died a median of 57.5 days after arrest, with overdose and COVID-19 deaths rising.

Board of Supervisors· posted Aug 19Report

A UCLA study presented to the county's jail inspection commission reports 509 deaths in Los Angeles County jails from 2008 to 2023, with deaths occurring far later into confinement than national figures suggest. Researcher Nick Shapiro and co-authors call for shorter jail stays, expanded substance use treatment and more out-of-cell time.

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Presentation to the Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections · Aug 19

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