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Multiple Pitchess Detention Center Inmates Hospitalized Due To Medical Emergencies

Several inmates from the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic were hospitalized Friday afternoon due to medical emergencies. At 2:30 p.m. Friday, emergency responders begin receiving reports of multiple medical emergencies at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Public Information Officer Jonathan Matheny. “All individuals are being transported to the hospital,” Matheny said. At ...

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Possible Riot At Pitchess Results In Nearly 30 Deputies, Inmates Injured

At least 30 individuals, including deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, have been injured at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic after a possible riot. UPDATE (5:20p.m.): Nine people have been transported to a local hospital for non life-threatening injuries, six deputies, one Custody Assistant, and two inmates according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In a statement ...

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Three Inmates At Pitchess Detention Center Hospitalized Due To Overdoses In Santa Clarita

Three inmates at Pitchess Detention Center were transported to the hospital Monday after suffering from overdoses while at the jail in Santa Clarita. Around 12:15 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of three inmates experiencing overdoses at the Pitchess Detention Center on the Old Road in Castaic, said Franklin Lopez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “Three people ...

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Inmate Who Died Of Natural Causes At North County Correctional Facility Identified

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The inmate who died of natural causes at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic last month has been identified by coroner officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Robert Privott, 41, of Castaic, suffered a seizure at approximately 7:05 a.m. on Sunday, March 20 at the correctional facility, located at 29340 The ...

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Second Inmate Dies At North County Correctional Facility In One Week

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The death of an inmate at the North County Correctional Facility is being investigated by homicide detectives, less than a week after another inmate died at the same facility. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The male inmate was transported to a local hospital from the correctional facility at approximately 8:54 p.m. ...

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Inmate Dies Of ‘Natural Causes’ At North County Correctional Facility

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The inmate who died at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic Sunday “died a natural death,” according to homicide detectives. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The unidentified inmate had a seizure at approximately 7:05 a.m. Sunday at the correctional facility, located at 29340 The Old Road. He became unresponsive and ...

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Death Of Inmate At North County Correctional Facility Being Investigated By Homicide Detectives

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The circumstances surrounding the death of an inmate at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic is being investigated by homicide detectives. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Deputies were alerted by inmates at approximately 7:05 a.m. Sunday that another inmate in their dorm was having a seizure at the correctional facility, ...

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Castaic Custody Assistant Helps Save 42 People From Burning Bus

Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A North County Correctional Facility Custody Assistant helped save dozens of people from a burning bus this past weekend.  Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Custody Assistant Jesse Hernandez was on his way to work at the ...

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Attorney Pleads No Contest In Castaic Jail Drug Smuggling

A Sherman Oaks attorney pleaded “no contest” to smuggling heroin to into the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic, officials said Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. He reportedly smuggled $30,000 worth of heroin inside a greeting card he delivered to one his clients  in 2012. Stephen Beecher, 63, returns to court ...

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