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L.A. County Supervisors Take Steps To Prevent Drug Overdoses In Jails, Including In Santa Clarita

LACoFD responds to reported stabbing at Pitchess Detention Center

In an effort to mitigate inmate deaths due to drug overdoses, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn that calls for more proactive prevention strategies.  The motion comes on the heels of several overdoses and deaths in L.A. County jails including Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.   ...

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