Inmate dies in jail, seventh under Corpus

"A female inmate at Maple Street Jail in Redwood City died today (Sept. 29) after suffering from what the sheriff's office says was a "medical emergency." The 31-year-old woman, whose name has not been publicly released, is the seventh person to die in jail since Sheriff Christina Corpus took office in January 2023. This death comes days after a 30-person brawl broke out at the Maguire Jail in downtown Redwood City on Friday, which left six inmates and four deputies injured."

"The woman suffered what the sheriff's office describe as a "medical emergency" on Monday morning in her housing pod, according to a statement from sheriff's spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker. A safety check had just been completed at the woman's pod, Spiker said. Jail employees began trying to help the woman until jail medical staff arrived. Fire and paramedics were also called to the jail, according to Spiker."

"Maycarla Sulapas, 25, of South San Francisco, who was jailed for attacking a relative and acting erratically including being naked in the street. She had lethal levels of meth in her system when she died Jan. 7, 2023, after being tasered, the District Attorney's office said. Peter Edward McLaughlin, 64 of Pacifica, who was arrested for threatening another person with a firearm. He died in the jail on Oct. 20, 2023 from brain can cer, which hadn't been diagnosed previously."

A 31-year-old female inmate at Maple Street Jail in Redwood City died Sept. 29 after suffering a reported medical emergency in her housing pod. A safety check had just been completed before jail employees began assisting; jail medical staff, fire and paramedics responded. The coroner's office will determine the cause of death. The fatality is the seventh county jail death since Christina Corpus became sheriff in January 2023. Days earlier, a 30-person brawl at Maguire Jail left six inmates and four deputies injured. Prior jail deaths included overdoses, an undiagnosed cancer, and apparent suicides.

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