The family of a man who died at the San Diego Central Jail rallied outside the downtown county lock-up Friday — the three- year anniversary of his death — for answers regarding the circumstances behind his passing and reform in the county’s jail system.
Jerrell Lacy, 38, died on April 11, 2022 from what sheriff’s officials described around the time of his death as natural causes.
His family says Lacy complained of symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath and was cleared to go to a hospital. But according to a 2023 report from the county’s Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board, Lacy was returned to his cell just before he was set to be transported, went into medical distress, and died shortly thereafter…