U-T Watchdog Investigation: Dying Behind Bars | Kelly Davis, Jeff McDonald

In San Diego County jails, more than 130 people have died in the past ten years. That’s an average higher than one inmate per month, every month, since 2009 --- which is the year that Sheriff Bill Gore took office. The circumstances vary: suicide, heart disease, complications from diabetes and murder -- but collectively, they bring into question how the county is safeguarding those who are wards of the state. Story will be live Friday morning at uniontrib.com/jaildeaths