Follow recent developments in the case of German Carrillo v. Santa Cruz County ,et al., 20cv06973-BLF. German was an exemplary 24 year old pre-trial detainee who was incarcerated for 6 years while waiting for trial when he was brutally murdered by his cellmates. https://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-news/lawsuit-over-in-custody-killing-german-carrillo-advances/
Read the Santa Cruz Good Time’s coverage of the systemic and perennial unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Santa Cruz County Jail that discusses two cases currently being litigated by Caballero & Gettleman Law Office, Inc. Our law office represents the families of German Carrillo and Tamario Smith, both of whom were young men awaiting trial at the Santa Cruz County jail when their lives were tragically cut short. The Good Times article also discusses community efforts and calls for a Sheriff’s Oversight Committee pursuant to AB 1185. https://goodtimes.sc/cover-stories/santa-cruz-county-jail/
Read about Caballero & Gettleman Law Office’s lawsuit and settlement against Santa Cruz County in the tragic suicide of pretrial detainee Amanda Sloan. https://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-news/news/county-settles-1-million-jail-suicide/