San Diego Jails' Most Medically Vulnerable Incarcerated People to Get Health-Monitoring Devices Under Sheriff's Program

Date:  10-25-2022 Devices will work similarly to commercial fitness trackers, monitoring the vital signs and movement of people deemed the jail’s most medically vulnerable

From Los Angeles Times: San Diego — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is launching a pilot program that will outfit 10 of the downtown Central Jail’s most medically at-risk people with a health-monitoring device. The goal is to reduce in-custody deaths, which have plagued the department for years. A state audit released in February found that San Diego jails had the highest mortality rate among California’s largest counties, and already this year they have logged a record number of deaths. 4Sight Labs, which created the devices, will provide them to the department at a cost of $1,000 each. Biosensors in the devices will work similarly to commercial fitness trackers, monitoring the vital signs and movement of people deemed the jail’s most medically vulnerable. Continue reading >>>