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The Montgomery County Jail Coalition received a total of 2,101 signatures on its petition for civilian oversight of the Montgomery County Jail. Organizers say this number surpassed the initial goal of 1,000 signatures.
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The Montgomery County Jail Coalition released a petition, asking county commissioners to call for civilian oversight of the jail after multiple deaths over recent years.
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Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck says Christian Black, an inmate who died in custody on March 24, likely died of positional asphyxia. That’s according to a preliminary coroner's report.
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The Montgomery County Jail Coalition hosted a rally with families whose loved ones have died in county custody within the last two years.
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Seven people died in 2023 while being held at the Montgomery County Jail. Now, the results of an investigation have been released.
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Montgomery County will spend its opioid settlement money on behavioral health services at the county jail and grants for nonprofits addressing opioid use disorder.
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More than 4 in 10 people in jail experience some form of mental illness. That's why medical residents at Wright State University will be offering psychiatric care to inmates the the Montgomery County jail.
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Montgomery County officials announced a plan to renovate the old wing of the county jail on Friday, September 22. It will cost $20 million and adds 100 beds for people in the jail experiencing a psychiatric or medical crisis.
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A local watchdog group is calling on county officials to improve conditions at the Montgomery County jail. That comes after a man died while in custody at the jail in late July, marking the seventh death there so far this year.
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A man died from a “medical emergency" while in custody at the Montgomery County Jail late July. That brings the total number of deaths in that jail to seven so far this year.
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The Montgomery County Justice Coalition is hoping to get more insight into the construction of the new county jail. County commissioners have refused to attend their panels.