Riverside jails hit with another wrongful death lawsuit

“The argument is that he should not have been taken to the jail in the first place. He should have gotten the medical care that he deserved while he was in the emergency room,” said Dan Bolton of Rancho Mirage’s Walter Clark Legal Group, the family’s lawyer.

Aidan McGloin

Sep 21, 2025 - 1 min read

The family of Clifford Mathews filed a wrongful death case against Sheriff Chad Bianco and Riverside County on Sept. 3, alleging that the county jail system negligently contributed to Mathews’ death.

The Riverside Sheriff’s Department does not comment on pending litigation.

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