An Oakland woman who was in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin died this week, authorities said Friday.
Deputies had been performing a welfare check on 36-year-old Jessica Watson on Oct. 13 when they found her with what appeared to be a “ligature” around her neck, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said.
The deputies found Watson around 8:36 p.m. sitting on the lower bunk and entered the cell when she did not respond. Authorities said she had a pulse but was unresponsive, and deputies and jail medical staff began performing lifesaving measures…