Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Vinetta Martin
Gender : Female
Age :
Race : Black
Date : 04/02/2021
Location : Santa Rita Jail, 5325 Broder Boulevard
City : Dublin
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Suicide in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vinetta Martin, a Black female, died by suicide on April 2, 2021, while in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. Deputies were required to check on her every 30 minutes in Housing Unit 24 pod F-2 but failed to do so. A deputy’s logbook falsely recorded the checks, but body camera surveillance showed Martin was not monitored as required. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvu.com/news/a-look-at-the-people-who-have-died-at-santa-rita-jail
