Sheriff's office reports one jail death, seeks expanded medical coverage and facility repairs
Carson City officials told the Board of Supervisors that the detention center averaged about 158 inmates per month, reported one death reviewed as natural causes, and proposed additional medical staffing, CIP repairs to kitchen refrigeration and a new booking counter to reduce operational risks.
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Carson City’s sheriff’s office presented its biannual detention-center report to the Board of Supervisors, saying the facility averaged about 158 inmates per month and that the coroner attributed a recent in-custody death to cardiac arrest and natural causes. "So far, within the last 6 months end, we have had 1 death within our facility," the sheriff's office representative said during the presentation.
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