Riverside Sheriff’s Deputies Missed Signs Before Detainee Hanged Himself

California Deputies Missed Red Flags Prior To Detainee Hanging Himself In Cell

Newly released videos and reports provide further evidence that sheriff’s deputies in Riverside County missed signs that a murder suspect awaiting trial at a Southern California jail was planning on taking his life, the New York Times reports. The new evidence follows an investigation by The New York Times and The Desert Sun revealing that possibly suicidal detainees were not properly monitored and that coroner’s reports of jail deaths were freq…

Riverside Sheriff’s Deputies Missed Signs Before Detainee Hanged Himself

U.S.|Deputies Missed Signs Before a Detainee Hanged Himselfhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/ca-jail-death-riverside-county.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Reports and video footage newly released in Riverside County, Calif., indicate that a man was able to cover his cell window and camera without intervention.The Robert Presley D…