San Diego County jails have one of the highest rates of inmate deaths in among county jails in the state, according to a report released by the California State Auditor last year.
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Lester Daniel Marroquin warned guards that he heard voices telling him to hurt himself. Guards found him dead in his cell from drinking too much water.
California has an incarceration rate of 549 per 100,000 people, according to The Prison Policy Initiative. Here is a look at three recent, troubling cases involving California inmates.