County Targets Journalist For Exposing Jail Deaths
Freelance journalist Kelly Davis has done extensive work investigating local government corruption and exposing some concerning truths about deaths at the San Diego County jail.
Davis was obviously curious about the death rate and in 2013 she had published a series of reports on her investigation. This involved looking at deaths that were regarded as suicides, homicides, and accidents.
According to her, it was the years between 2007 and 2012, that the highest mortality rate was seen for the San Diego County County region.
One of the relatives of those who lost their life, ended up suing the county and alleging that she had warned the staff about the depression her husband was suffering from (being a former Marine) and about his suicide attempts.
The county wanted that lawsuit to be dismissed, but the judge refused.
In response to the revelations (and what looks like an act of retaliation), the county then allegedly made Davis a party to the lawsuit and consequently pressured Davis to turn over all of her research related to the jail deaths, e-mails, notebooks, everything.
She was served with a subpoena in November of last year and was asked to detail to the state how she came up with her mortality rate conclusions.
Davis managed to secure the help of an attorney who worked on her behalf pro-bono, her lawyer filed an opposition to the motion from the county, that was seeking to force her to divulge that information.
At the beginning of February, a judge ruled that she wouldn't have to give that information over to county lawyers. However, there is still a chance however that the county could appeal the decision.
Davis still plans to continue investigating and reporting on deaths in San Diego County.
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Sources:
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/opinion/the-countys-outrageous-targeting-of-reporter-who-exposed-jail-deaths/
http://sdcitybeat.com/news-and-opinion/news/many-inmate-deaths-many/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/County-Lawyers-Demand-Research-Notes-From-Local-Journalist-473242543.html
https://theintercept.com/2015/10/29/solitary-in-california-jails-still-hellish-despite-state-reforms/
I hadnt heard of this one yet. Good find!
spread the word ✌
resteeemed :-)
I commend Davis boldness and courage. Corruption is a habit and hence everyone who is in the position are susceptible to it and it is prevalent in all the countries. We need to try as much as possible to be clean and if you think you could partake in making it clean a bit, that's not a bad decision.
One example of a multitude of evidence that governments work hard to cover their tails of corruption.
Disgusting. Intimidation.
Great what the reporter friend, very good post, greetings.
The jail, court, and police system is a racket.
This happens in much of the world dear friend @doitvoluntarily, not soo in San Diego County, what happens that other parts of the world there is no other Kelly Davis to put in evidence what really happens.
Thank you very much for sharing this information
I wish you a great day
Hats of to Davis. Investigation against County & publishes the documents to public's needs great courage & strength , i think Davis has it all. We should all support her to finish her investigation.
I hate to say this, but I know way too many people who's first reprocess to this would be that the inmates probably deserved to die because the got arrested in the first lace. Our entire "justice" system is geared toward generating revenue fore police departments. The average person dos not even know or care how messed up it is.
anyone who would feel that way couldn't be a fan of personal liberty or human rights 😂👌
unfortunate that the "justice" system often times seems to deliver anything but
I'm pretty sure the only thing they really want is to die themselves. They just want to bring everyone else along with them.
Good for her and good on the judge for protecting freedom of the press so far. Hopefully she continues to win in court. I remember a case a few years back and I can't recall the name of the journalist but she was also looking at police corruption and they ended up raiding her house claiming that they believed her husband had a potato gun, yet they confiscated all of her research, they never did find the alleged potato gun. Can you help me with my charity effort to empower people to help themselves?
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