Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county hospitals where deputies transported incarcerated people for medical care. More than half of the total deaths happened at the Elmwood facility in Milpitas. The number of deaths doubled from five in 2023.
Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024.While the causes of two deaths are pending further investigation, five deaths were attributed to natural causes. One death is attributed to a fatal drug overdose while the incarcerated person was awaiting a plea hearing, and two deaths were by suicide — with one of those people waiting for their first court date.
The fatal drug overdose of a 27-year-old male occurred on April 6, the date he had a court hearing for an unspecified crime. County jail data shows the overdose was accidental.One death by suicide occurred on June 28, when a 49-year-old male hanged himself at Elmwood while awaiting a sex offender registration court hearing in July.
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