The families of people who have died in the custody of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department are upset that Sheriff Kelly Martinez will not meet with them as a group to hear their proposals for reforms.
Justice reform activists and family members of people who died in custody held a news conference in front of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department Wednesday to express their frustration over not being able to meet with Sheriff Kelly Martinez as a group.
Miller, who has been advocating for the families for years, said Martinez did offer to meet with individual families, but they did not want that."This feels like a divide and conquer tactic," he said."These families rely on one another to support them through the grief."An undated photograph of Paul Silva, who died at the Men's Central Jail in downtown San Diego in 2018.
Allen said her son was in custody for two days, but when she would call they could not find where he was. She said she thought they had transferred him and kept calling to no avail.Advertisement"Nobody wants to bury their child, this should be the other way around," she said through tears.
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