Sacramento County tries new policies to curb fentanyl in jails
WEB16 hours ago · In last 14 months, there have been six confirmed or suspected in-custody fentanyl deaths in the Sacramento County jail. According to Sheriff Jim Cooper, 60% of in-custody deaths were related to ...
Sacramento Sheriff calls for stricter fentanyl laws as deadly drug …
WEB20 hours ago · Lezlie Sterling/[email protected]. Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Thursday called for the California legislature to pass stricter laws that punishes those selling fentanyl as a large amount of the deadly synthetic opioid is smuggled into his jail facilities. The sheriff, who spoke at a news conference at the Main Jail in Downtown ...
Sacramento Sheriff expected to address issues of fentanyl ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · By Sakura Gray. September 19, 2024 / 6:32 AM PDT / CBS Sacramento. SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Sheriff is expected to address on Thursday the issues of fentanyl and drugs in jails. Last ...
Overdose Is On the Rise In Sacramento County
WEBAug 30, 2022 · In Sacramento County, 116 people lost their lives in 2021 due to fentanyl poisoning and 50 have died in the first 7 months of 2022. Fentanyl has been found in virtually all street drugs today including Cocaine, Meth, Heroin, Xanax, Oxy, Percocet, Adderall, Marijuana and vape pens.
Fentanyl killed 5 in Folsom within 1 year. Here are their stories ...
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Mary Milagro Siryj died by fentanyl overdose last summer in Folsom. Her case is Sacramento County’s first where a suspect was then arrested and charged with murder.
Sacramento County sees record number of local fentanyl ... - CBS News
WEBNov 13, 2023 · The Sacramento County Coroner's Office data shows there have been 831 fentanyl deaths in the region over the past five years. In 2023, fentanyl deaths are the highest it's been in a single...
State Task Force helps seize nearly 7 million fentanyl pills and …
WEBJun 26, 2024 · SACRAMENTO — Ramping up efforts to continue tackling illicit fentanyl in the state, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the seizure of an estimated nearly 7 million pills containing fentanyl statewide, including at ports of entry along the southern border, since January 2024.
Sacramento County fentanyl-related deaths average one a day ...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Sacramento County reported about 400 fentanyl-related deaths in 2023, up from 33 in 2019, the coroner’s data shows. About half of the deaths involved people between the ages of 21 and 40....
Sacramento Area Group Charged for Shipping Fentanyl Pills …
WEBJun 16, 2023 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment Thursday against Sacramento residents Marcus Miller, 33; Reginald Jones, 33; Felicia Shaw, 31; Jimmy Van II, 38; and Jazzmine Campbell, 30; charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, in …
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEB2 days ago · After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths in ...