Just days after the death of Michael Kennith Jorgenson, Jason Driskell was released from custody and died shortly thereafter in a local hospital, according to the Sheriff.
While DUI fatalities surge, a CalMatters investigation finds state leaders have shown little willingness to address the issue.
Michael Kennith Jorgenson was 24 years old. Like most who die in-custody, he was still awaiting trial.
Timothy Ray Thompson is facing 17 charges, including assault with a firearm and special hate crime enhancement. In court last week a judge ruled that he will be held to answer on all charges. He has not yet entered a plea.
Several new California laws gave incarcerated people a second chance at freedom. A new report provides the first in-depth look at how they’re working.
Body worn cameras are often seen as the gold standard for ensuring police transparency. But as this community member’s story shows, police departments sometimes stonewall public access by withholding body camera footage, even from those who may have been injured by law enforcement.
The identity of the decedent has not been announced. His death demonstrates a troubling Shasta Jail mortality rate, much higher than that of other counties with comparable populations.
Jeanette Hayward told the court that alcohol use impacted her memory of events around the time her son's wife, Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain, went missing. The prosecution also heard more from Luis Barajas, whose ominous sounding texts to Saelee-McCain the night she went missing have drawn scrutiny.
If a hoped-for reentry project comes to fruition, those served will be mostly people convicted in Shasta County and currently incarcerated in state prison. The Amity facility would be a place for them to “come home” to serve the remainder of their sentences before being released.
On the third day of a preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain, who’s facing murder charges, the court heard from two individuals who have said they were offered immunity in exchange for their testimony.
