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Man Found Dead While In Custody At Long Beach Jail by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.24.10 |
+ 9:00am | A 58-year old transient was discovered dead in his cell at the Long Beach Police Department Jail on Monday morning when he did not respond to staff members that arrived to serve him breakfast. Police say there were no signs of trauma and he appeared to have died in his sleep, although the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office will conduct an investigation along with Long Beach homicide detectives, as is customary for this type of situation. Staff discovered that the man was not responding around 5:20am on Monday morning. Paramedics and the jail nurse arrived and pronounced him deceased, and authorities say that he was likely dead for several hours by the time staff arrived. It appears the man died in his sleep but the Coroner's Office will determine the cause of death in the coming days. The man had been jailed since Saturday night, when police responded to a call from Long Beach Transit that a bus passenger was intoxicated near the Traffic Circle on Los Coyotes Diagonal. He was booked for public intoxication and also had an outstanding warrant. Police are not releasing the man's name as they attempt to notify his family. Anyone with information regarding this case should contact detectives Huge Cortes and Roger Zottneck at 562.570.7244.
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Birdman of long beach I think it would be a blessing to die in your sleep especially if you had a troubled life. God always seems to protect his drunks so just maybe there is beer in heaven. If so my dad's a happy man. corridor Expect a lawsuit as soon as his relatives (who probably wouldn't give him a dime when he needed one) find out that he died while in Long Beach custody. 888BAILMAN This seemingly innocent but non-the-less sad death in the jail. No doubt, the dead man's relatives (probably the ones that weren't helping him when he was alive) will litigate against the city for their loss. This brings into focus the real question of: Why does the City of Long Beach operate a jail? Even though the jail personnel a not fully sworn policemen (peace officers) and therefore cost less per hour, the numbers needed per shift and the physical space needed to house separately male and female prisoners is simply not necessary. Add to this the cost of the food, the sometimes medical treatment and the occasional litigation costs. This all adds up to a large budget that is funded by the city taxpayers. Wouldn't it be much more cost effective to just maintain a male, a female and a juvenile "holding cell". Then with a smaller "jail staff", twice per shift (every 4 hours) prisoners could be driven in a van and transferred into the LA County Sheriff. You know the guy that all the county taxpayers are already paying for!
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