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California jails are holding thousands fewer people, but far more are dying in them

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Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to address a rise in jail deaths early in his administration. Since then, fentanyl overdoses and suicides have death rates at historic highs.

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Why California cities use your tax dollars to lobby the Legislature

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