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With a record number of deaths in jails and tens of millions in lawsuit payouts, advocates are calling for oversight of the Riverside County sheriff.
At the time of Thomas’ death, he was the 10th inmate to die in Sacramento County’s jails in the previous 12 months, and his death sparked a civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of his family.
Tanton is among a handful of people who filed a lawsuit against the the St. Clair County sheriff, the companies behind the telecommunications system at the lockup and the jail, which allowed ...
In 2011, the Richardson family settled the civil lawsuit with L.A. County privately for $900,000. In January 2017, the California Attorney General's office concluded an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Richardson's release from jail and decided not to bring charges against anyone involved in her release. [2]
In November 2012, Lucero's family was awarded a $4.5 million judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit against the deputies, the sheriff's office, and Kern County. [ 11 ] On May 9, 2013, it was reported that Bakersfield resident David Sal Silva died after resisting arrest.
The act provides immunity to the State of California and its related entities from being sued. The law immunizes public employees from liability for “instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding” within the scope of their employment, “even if” the employees act “maliciously and without probable cause.” (Cal. Gov. Code, § 821.6)
Campbell County has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who spent the last 16 hours of her life strapped to a chair at the county jail.. Officials agreed to settle the wrongful ...
Chad Bianco is an American law enforcement officer currently serving as sheriff of Riverside County, California. He was first elected in 2018 and then re-elected in 2022. A political conservative, Bianco has been affiliated with the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. [1] [2] [3] [4]