![]() Yet, the activists pointed out in a statement that the death rate and conditions at the jail are "going from bad to worse."Īlameda County Sheriff's Lt. The sheriff hasn’t commented about their ongoing investigation into Monk's death. The county has a new sheriff and Santa Rita Jail is under a federal consent decree, which is supposed to improve conditions for those with mental health problems at the jail. It makes it worse…that would expand the choice so that people don’t have to be put into the jail when they could be diverted into other opportunities." "And you put them into a prison system and what it does is it increases the trauma they’ve already had. Have clinical experts that can evaluate and get to the bottom of the mental illness," he said. "The court should have at its disposal the ability to evaluate people. William Carbone, a professor and criminal justice expert at the University of New Haven said the failings are systemic and wide-raging reform is needed. Joy George of Restore: Oakland read the names of those who died at Santa Rita Jail. It’s kind of hard not having him around to help me with my boys…it's hurtful. "It’s hard because he played a major part in my kids’ lives. ![]() "Hopefully it starts to make a change and hold people accountable," she said. One of Monk's sisters, Tiffany Monk of Oakland, said she felt heartened by the support at the rally. The family of Maurice Monk says other options could have prevented his death. The suit alleges the jail's "outright refusal" to provide his medical care. His sisters have since filed a lawsuit against the sheriff's office. His sisters tried in vain to get him the right medication in jail – but their requests were denied until the day he was pronounced dead of heart and blood pressure complications on Nov. He also was a football standout in college and worked as a security guard. He was arrested for not wearing a mask on an AC Transit bus during COVID and suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The name of Maurice Monk was among the list of names read at the rally. MORE: A look at the people who have died at Santa Rita Jail We wanted to call attention to the fact that we're angry and there are things that people could do about this." We know they should not have been incarcerated in the first place. All these people died in the intake unit. The first is that there have been four deaths at Santa Rita Jail in the first two months of 2023. "Today we're here for a number of things," said Joy George, healing justice campaigner for Restore: Oakland. ![]() They carried signs that read "Can't Get Well in a Cell." ![]() The names of those who have died at Santa Rita Jail.Īt the rally, the protesters read the names of those who died on the lawn of Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. ![]()
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