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Elisa Sanchez

Gender : Female

Age : 37

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/16/2025

Location : Monterey County Jail

City : Salinas

County : Monterey

State : California

Agency : Monterey County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Found dead in jail

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On January 16, 2025, at approximately 4:07 AM, deputies at the Monterey County Jail in Salinas, California, found Elisa Sanchez, a 37-year-old woman from King City, unresponsive in her cell. Deputies and paramedics performed life-saving measures, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Sanchez had been arrested on January 14, 2025, and had spent two days in custody before her death. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has requested assistance from the Coroner Unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office to determine the cause and manner of death. The Monterey County Jail has faced scrutiny over detainee treatment, with several past incidents raising concerns about facility conditions and staff oversight.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality (Elisa Sanchez)

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mcso.countyofmonterey.gov/press-releases/press-release-monterey-county-jail-death
https://www.ksbw.com/article/woman-dies-monterey-county-jail-califonia/63459833
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/california/63794-monterey-county-sheriff-reports-in-custody-death-of-a-37-year-old-king-city-woman-at-the-county-jail