America’s Graveyard: Exposing the Eerie Lack of Data on Jail Deaths
LOS ANGELES, California – The Los Angeles County jails saw a troubling surge in deaths in 2023, with 45 individuals dying in custody. Among these deaths were at least nine related to drugs, three suicides, three homicides, and one case where hypothermia was suspected. This spike in deaths raised concerns, especially because the number of fatalities exceeded pre-pandemic levels when the incarcerated population was much larger in the county. Such data on jail deaths is …