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Oakland native is 5th in-custody death at Santa Rita Jail
Headline from KTVU San Francisco
A fifth person has died in the custody of Santa Rita Jail, KTVU has learned, after the sister of the man who died came forward, shedding some light on what happened to her brother. 5th person dies at Santa Rita Antoinette Staples identified the 40-year-old man as Antoine Emel Dewhitt.
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A 36-year-old Oakland woman has died at Santa Rita Jail, the fourth person to die in custody at the Dublin facility this year. Found with ‘ligature’ around neck Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Roberto Morales identified the woman as Jessica Watson, a woman who was arrested by Hayward police on Oct.
By Tim Fang An Oakland woman who was arrested and held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin died several days after she was found unresponsive in her cell, authorities said. According to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Jessica Watson was arrested by the Hayward Police Department on outs…
A fifth person has died in the custody of Santa Rita Jail, KTVU has learned, after the sister of the man who died came forward, shedding some light on what happened to her brother. 5th person dies at Santa Rita Antoinette Staples identified the 40-year-old man as Antoine Emel Dewhitt.
Oakland native is 5th in-custody death at Santa Rita Jail | Since Then
