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A man with a long history of diabetes and heart problems died of cardiac arrest on April 12, 2019, while held at the Santa Barbara County jail, according to the county grand jury. He was unable to walk when he was brought in, and the grand jury said he should not have been booked into the jail and should have been admitted to Cottage Hospital instead. The grand jury reported that the jail's on-call doctor could not be reached twice as his condition worsened. Nurses offered him care during that time, according to the same account.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury says he should not have been booked into jail and that staff could not reach the on-call doctor twice as his condition worsened.
Reported by: Santa Barbara County Grand Jury.