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@pohl_jason and @ryangabrielson are leading a conversation about their reporting into California county jails, where homicides and deaths have skyrocketed in the past several years.

@pohl_jason @ryangabrielson The disturbing case of Andrew Holland, an inmate at San Luis Obispo County Jail who died after being bound naked for 46 hours, prompted @sacbee_news and @mcclatchy to take a deep dive into County Jails across the state, @pohl_jason says. sanluisobispo.com/news/local/inv…

@pohl_jason @ryangabrielson @sacbee_news @mcclatchy Here's the background..

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court told California it had to downsize its prison population.. prisons were unconstitutionally full. The reforms were called realignment. propublica.org/article/guide-…

@pohl_jason @ryangabrielson @sacbee_news @mcclatchy And here's the first piece from the series, where we found that deaths in county jails have skyrocketed.

propublica.org/article/califo…

@pohl_jason @ryangabrielson @sacbee_news @mcclatchy Not just deaths.. but homicides in particular have increased.

An interesting tidbit in this story.. since realignment, L.A. County Jails reduced inmate deaths. Elsewhere in the state, they've gone up. propublica.org/article/explos…

@pohl_jason @ryangabrielson @sacbee_news @mcclatchy This is an ongoing investigation, so we set up a newsletter. 📩

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