Class Action
May 22, 2026
San Diego County settles jail medical care class action
San Diego County agreed to major reforms to medical and dental care in its jail system under a class action settlement aimed at reducing preventable in-custody deaths.
San Diego County will overhaul medical and dental care across its seven jail facilities under a class action settlement resolving claims that substandard conditions caused preventable deaths and violated the constitutional rights of incarcerated people.
The agreement resolves the First and Sixth Claims for Relief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged the county failed to provide constitutionally adequate care under the Eighth and Fo...
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