San Diego Central Jail

The family of a man who was beaten to death by another inmate last year at the San Diego Central Jail has filed a federal lawsuit against the county and its sheriff and probation departments.

The death of a person in deputy custody at a hospital is under investigation, it was Thursday.

Advocates for jail reform called Thursday on San Diego County to address alleged shortfalls in its jail policies, which they say have failed to prevent detainees from dying while in custody at high rates.

Authorities Thursday publicly identified a 31-year-old inmate who died of yet-to-be-determined causes last week at San Diego Central Jail.

From 2006 to 2020, 185 fatalities were reported in the seven detention centers SDSO oversees

A 57-year-old inmate at the San Diego Central Jail died Saturday over breakfast after complaining of pain.

A transgender woman who alleges she was placed in a downtown San Diego jail cell with several men, one of whom beat her, has filed a lawsuit against San Diego County.