Family sues after man allegedly tortured, murdered by cellmate at SD County Jail
Brandon Yates, who suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues, was dead within a day of being arrested for ...
After Filing Suit Against County, Father of Dead Man Says Local Jailers Fail to ‘Value Human Life’
The family of a man who was allegedly killed by his cellmate at San Diego Central Jail spoke out Tuesday after filing a ...
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Family blames San Diego County jail for son’s death by torture
Brandon Yates' family says deputies ignored his pleas for help while he was tortured to death by his cellmate last year.
Jail staff ignored screams of tortured 24-year-old killed in California cell, suit says
Ruis had been booked in the San Diego Central Jail after he was arrested Dec. 27, 2023 on charges of domestic violence; ...
For more than an hour, he called for help as he was tortured to death in jail. ‘No one came,’ his family says.
The man who killed Brandon Yates was known to be violent, and was already classified as “keep separate” — not to be placed in ...
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Imperial County faces wrongful death lawsuit over inmate’s motel death
A federal judge has denied motions to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against Imperial County, Naphcare Inc., and other ...
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Heroin-filled Bibles found in packages for CA inmates, feds say. Now, woman sentenced
A San Diego woman was sentenced to prison in connection with trying to deliver heroin-filled Bibles to inmates, feds say. Sixteen Miles Out via Unsplash A San Diego woman’s unsuccessful ...