Overview: The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) has filed a lawsuit against Riverside County for refusing to disclose records and information related to in-custody deaths at Riverside County jails. The lawsuit seeks to enforce a relatively new California transparency law, SB 519, which requires such records to be made available to the public. The FAC’s lawsuit comes after a series of concerning jail incidents in Riverside County, which had the highest homicide rate among large jails in California between 2020 and 2023, and was recognized as the second deadliest jail system in the nation during this period.
S.E. Williams
On Friday, December 5, 2025, the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) advised of their lawsuit against Riverside County giving Riverside County Sheriff turned CA candidate for governor Chad Bianco more unwanted publicity…