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Neglect and tragedy in Butte County Jail

Neglect and tragedy in Butte County Jail

Investigation finds punitive and harmful use of solitary confinement
This story is part of a series on an investigation by the watchdog group Disability Rights California into the Butte County Jail. This story focuses on DRC’s description of deficient mental health treatment in the jail. In March, just days before a Butte County Jail inmate fixed a bed-sheet noose to the bars of his cell, he requested to speak …

Climate beat: More warm days

Data from UC Berkeley’s Cal-Adapt takes a “local climate change snapshot” to help visualize extreme heat events for Chico. The data shows a modeled historical average of four extreme heat days per year, while a moderate estimate shows a surge of up to 20 days of extreme heat per year in the 2035- 2064 period.

To qualify as an extreme heat day in Chico, the temperature has to climb above 104.5°F — Katherine Kihiczak

Local Climate Change Snapshot Tool. Graph courtesy of Cal-Adapt

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