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Woman who fought with officers revived after medical crisis at Shasta County Jail

October 2, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — A woman who was arrested after allegedly fighting with Redding police officers was rushed to a hospital after suffering an unspecified medical crisis and becoming unresponsive while waiting to be booked at Shasta County Jail in Redding earlier today, Wednesday, Oct. 2. After the woman became unresponsive in a pre-booking area outside the jail facility, jail medical staff […]

Growing concerns after third Shasta County in-custody death in two weeks

September 26, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — For the third time in just two weeks Shasta County Sheriff’s Office officials have announced the in-custody death of an inmate who died yesterday, Wednesday, Sept. 25. Today’s announcement comes amidst growing scrutiny, calls for action, and demands for answers as to how and why the Redding facility has experienced three deaths in just 14 days. The previous […]

Shasta County officials investigating second in-custody death in just 10 days

September 23, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Monday, Sept. 23, 3:30 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information See Original Story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a second inmate who died while in-custody at Shasta County Jail in Redding in the last ten days. The man died after he was found having an unspecified medical crisis inside his cell early Sunday morning, Sept. 22. Despite life-saving […]