Study: Many LA jail deaths occur months after arrest
A UCLA study found many inmates who die in Los Angeles County jails had been detained for weeks or months before their deaths, with overdoses among the causes identified.
A new UCLA study reports that a substantial number of people who die in Los Angeles County jails had been behind bars for weeks or months prior to their deaths. The research highlights that some of these in-custody deaths include overdoses, underscoring delayed fatalities rather than immediate deaths at the time of arrest.