By JOSH FRIEDMAN Another inmate died from a suspected overdose shortly after being booked in Santa Barbara County’s Northern Branch Jail on Wednesday morning. A total of six inmates have overdosed Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a string of overdoses at Santa Barbara County’s Northern Branch Jail near Santa Maria, several individuals have been arrested for attempting to bring illegal substances into the Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Three inmates allegedly overdosed, and one died at Santa Barbara County’s Northern Branch Jail near Santa Maria this week. [KSBY] On Wednesday night, custody deputies discovered an unconscious Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An inmate escaped the Santa Barbara County Main Jail Tuesday evening, but was tracked down shortly afterwards and caught by a K-9. On Saturday, Santa Barbra police booked Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple inmates were involved in a large riot at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on Sunday. [Independent] Many inmates were forced out into the yard at the Read More …
A Santa Barbara County Jail inmate from Santa Maria died in a suspected suicide on Saturday. Read More …
A Santa Barbara County Jail inmate has contracted coronavirus, the first case among prisoners at the facility. Previously, one Santa Barbara County custody deputy tested positive for the virus. Read More …
Shortly after two Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies tested positive for the coronavirus, another two deputies did as well, including one who works in the county jail. A relative of one of the infected deputies has also tested positive for the virus, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
A 23-year-old Lompoc man whom guards found unresponsive in his cell died Thursday morning in the Santa Barbara Main Jail. Read More …
Nine Santa Barbara County Jail inmates overdosed on opioids on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s department. Read More …