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SLO County Jail inmate dies of cancer

Written on 9 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate, who had been battling terminal cancer, died of his illness at a hospice facility in Fresno County on Sunday.   Brett Douglass, 46, of Grover Beach was arrested and booked... (Continue reading)

SLO County handed at least 87 inmates to ICE in 2017

Written on 5 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office turned over at least 87 inmates to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, according to a report presented by Sheriff Ian Parkinson on Tuesday. [Cal Coast Times] Parkinson appeared at... (Continue reading)

Inmate abuse allegations continue to dog SLO County Jail

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than a year after the FBI mounted a criminal investigation into alleged civil rights abuses of inmates at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into how the sheriff’s department... (Continue reading)

Widow of mentally ill man sues SLO County for jail death

Written on 6 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County has been hit with another lawsuit over a jailhouse death, this time over a man who died behind bars after stabbing his wife during a mental illness episode. [Cal Coast Times] Margo Benson-Hammer,... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors vote to outsource jail medical services

Written on 19 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors formally decided Tuesday to contract out jail health care services. [Cal Coast Times] In Aug. 2017, in the aftermath of Andrew Holland’s jailhouse death, Supervisor Debbie Arnold made a motion to direct... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors to vote on outsourcing jail medical services

Written on 17 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors may decide on Tuesday to contract out jail health care services. [Cal Coast Times] In Aug, 2017, in the aftermath of Andrew Holland’s jailhouse death, Supervisor Debbie Arnold made a motion to... (Continue reading)

Do SLO County Jail visitation rules increase recidivism?

Written on 17 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE One sunny day in September, Jazmine Paredes arrived 46 minutes early to the San Luis Obispo County Jail for a scheduled visit with her husband, but was turned away because she wasn’t 45 minutes early even though... (Continue reading)

SLO County inmate found dead, hanging from bedding

Written on 2 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 47-year-old inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail was found dead Saturday from an apparent suicide, according to the sheriff’s department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, a correctional deputy found Michael Wayne Nonella of Arroyo Grande hanging... (Continue reading)

Inmate gets 12 years in prison for attacking SLO County Jail guard

Written on 31 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Nipomo man was sentenced Thursday to 12-years in prison for assaulting a San Luis Obispo County Jail correctional deputy earlier this year, an incident that left the guard with a broken nose and other major injuries. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Ian Parkinson bucks state, provides inmate release dates

Written on 31 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson, who opposes sanctuary state rules that bar his department from cooperating with federal immigration officials, announced Wednesday at a town-hall meeting in Santa Margarita that he is providing the release dates of all... (Continue reading)