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Suicide in the Cellnew

Inmates kill themselves at a high rate after San Diego County Sheriff's Department refuses to revamp policies.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Kelly Davis and Dave Maass  |  04-25-2013  |  Crime & Justice

How Many Inmate Deaths Is Too Many?new

San Diego County's incarceration mortality rate leads California's largest jails.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass and Kelly Davis  |  03-28-2013  |  Crime & Justice

Jailhouse Nosh: An Inside Look at What Inmates Are Eatingnew

Using the sheriff’s email-an-inmate system, San Diego CityBeat sent letters to two-dozen random inmates asking their opinion on jail cuisine. Only De'Andre Daniels, a 20-year-old being held at San Diego Central Jail on an assault-with-a-firearm charge, responded.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  04-14-2010  |  Crime & Justice

San Diego Pot-Raid Search-Warrant Affidavits Reveal Dubious Undercover Opsnew

California's medical-pot organizations operate in a largely untested gray area of law. Yet, the only clear crime throughout a four-month sting in San Diego was perpetrated by the police.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  10-29-2009  |  Crime & Justice

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