County Jails

Each of the 58 counties administers their own jail system. It’s impossible to know the cumulative toll of COVID-19. We do know LA jails have the highest known infection rate in the country.

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09.20.2021 • Fresno County • Segment
No COVID treatment
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09.20.2021 • Fresno County • Segment
This new strain
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09.20.2021 • Fresno County • Full Story
Call from Fresno County Jail, September 20, 2021, #28918
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09.10.2021 • Fresno County • Segment
Where’s our soap?
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09.10.2021 • Fresno County • Segment
A bar of soap
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09.10.2021 • San Joaquin County • Segment
Ground zero
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09.10.2021 • San Joaquin County • Segment
They stepped up
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09.10.2021 • Fresno County • Full Story
Call from Fresno County Jail, September 10, 2021, #29668
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09.10.2021 • Fresno County • Segment
They offer us money
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09.10.2021 • Fresno County • Full Story
Call from Fresno County Jail, September 10, 2021, #56264
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