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Jail Deaths Prompt Calls To Separate Coroner And Sheriff's Departments In Riverside County

Jail Deaths Prompt Calls To Separate Coroner And Sheriff's Departments In Riverside County

KQED's The California Report

April 17, 202410m 42s

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Show Notes

In most California counties, the sheriff also oversees the coroner’s office. But in Riverside County, families whose loved ones have died in local jails say that's a conflict of interest — and they want to change the system.

Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR


This week, US Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler announced legislation to create a new national monument on the north edge of the Salton Sea, east of Palm Springs. Supporters say the land is especially important to communities of color.

Reporter: Kori Suzuki, KPBS

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