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Chuckawalla Valley State Prison inmate dies of coronavirus, 991 inmates infected

An inmate has died of coronavirus, becoming the first incarcerated fatality at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison near Blythe, site of the state prison system’s largest coronavirus outbreak to date. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation did not immediately identify the inmate or release the date of death. As of Friday morning, 991 inmates at

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Rep. Ruiz hosts discussion with black Coachella Valley leaders and members of law enforcement

On Thursday morning Rep Ruiz, M.D. hosted a virtual discussion with members of the black community in the Coachella Valley, as well as police chiefs from neighboring law enforcement agencies. Indio City Councilman Waymond Fermon, Desert Hot Springs City Council member Jan Pye, Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes, Indio Police Chief Mike Washburn, Cathedral

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Coachella Valley left without a jail

The new Riverside County jail in Indio, the John J. Benoit Detention Center, will be an intake facility only for the time being. The $330 million project with space for 1,600 inmates is now complete nearly two-and-a-half years behind schedule but the sheriff says he doesn’t have the money to operate it in the face

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