Riverside County jail deaths begins to show signs of decline, report says
RIVERSIDE — Following a 1reported increase in in-custody deaths over a 10-year period, the number of people who died in the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department dropped precipitously — nearly 58% from 2021 through 2024, according to a report released Friday, Sept. 12.
In its report “Riverside Lives Lost,” the nonprofit Care First California — a coalition of community organizations that advocates for carceral reforms — categorized in-custody deaths as those occurring during arrest, while a detainee was enroute to jail and in jail. Data was gleaned from the state Department of Justice and Board of State and Community Corrections.
Sheriff Chad Bianco could not immediately be reached for comment…