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An inmate at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas died in the hospital Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency last Saturday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Elmwood Correctional Facility is a medium-to-minimum security facility housing approximately 2,600 inmates, according to the county.
but in practice an ambulance was never used to transport inmates between Elmwood and the Main Jail. The inmates were driven in a van without seatbelts or any other restraints, the OCLEM report noted.
Agreement mandates ADA improvements for planned new jail wing as well as existing custody facilities, settling 2016 class-action lawsuit by disabled inmates.