Incarceration

Juan Moreno is the fifth person to die in the Shasta County Jail since 2023. And he’s the fourth person of color. Nevin Kallepalli, a reporter at the nonprofit media outlet Shasta Scout, explains what is currently known about Moreno’s death.

A new report from a prisoners’ advocacy group finds Kings and Shasta counties have the state’s highest rates of residents incarcerated for crimes.