Families of loved ones who died in San Diego County Jail want more oversight from board

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SAN DIEGO — Families of jail inmates who died in custody at the San Diego County Jail who have received multi-million dollar settlements from the county say they want more. They are asking for new oversight by the county board.Just recently, ABC 10 News reported on the two huge settlements paid to the families of two people who died in custody because their medical needs were not met in the San Diego County Jail.

They collected $6 million after jail nurses and doctors did not give their loved one the heart medicine he needed. He died 10 days into a 14-day sentence. In the video above, you can see him in the right corner of the screen falling from his bunk. He never recovered.

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