Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A person died in 2019 while held at a jail in Santa Barbara County, the fourth death at county jails that year that the county grand jury reviewed. As reported by The Santa Barbara Independent in July 2020, the grand jury said it found no evidence of mistreatment or negligence by any member of the custody staff. That finding is the grand jury's own assessment, and it is attributed to that body here.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Santa Barbara County Grand Jury (outside investigators).