(KRON) — Maurice Monk was arrested for refusing to wear a mask and arguing on a public AC Transit bus during the COVID pandemic. The 45-year-old man had a warrant for missing a court date, and he couldn’t afford to post $2,500 bail. Monk died in his Santa Rita Jail cell on Nov. 15, 2021.
The inmate was deceased for three days before any deputies or health workers in the jail noticed, according to attorneys.
Social justice advocates with Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails (ICJJ) are calling on the county to replace Wellpath, the provider of medical services at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Wellpath, a private prison health care company, has a troubling track record at Alameda County’s jail…