The mother of a 32-year-old woman who died in San Diego County jail custody says officials knew she needed psychiatric assistance but didn't account for it when detaining her.

An inmate who died at a hospital last spring after collapsing at Las Colinas women’s jail in Santee succumbed to a drug overdose, authorities said Wednesday. Deputies making routine rounds at the ...

A 31-year-old woman who died in a Santee jail cell a day after her arrest had a fatal amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl in her system, according to an autopsy report released by the county ...

When San Diego County replaced its aging women’s jail in Santee more than a decade ago, officials leaned toward an emerging concept in local corrections. The new jail would focus on reentry — the idea ...

SANTEE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A drug-laced letter sent to the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility in Santee has resulted in an arrest. Jay Tony Naotala, 55, of North County, was booked into the ...

A 53-year-old El Cajon woman who was found unresponsive in her cell in a Santee jail earlier this year died from heart disease, a sheriff’s lieutenant said Tuesday. Deputies at Las Colinas Detention ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has revealed the cause and manner of death of an inmate who died while in ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has revealed the cause and manner of death of an inmate who died while in custody at the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility back in June.