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Former Santa Clara County Jail Guard Sentenced to 45 Days
Francisco Izayas Castillo received a 45-day jail term after a jury found him guilty of misdemeanor battery. The conviction followed a 2022 incident in which he was accused of assisting two inmates in an assault.
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Francisco Izayas Castillo, a former jail guard in Santa Clara County, California, was sentenced to 45 days in jail after a jury convicted him of misdemeanor battery in March. The charge stemmed from a 2022 incident in which Castillo, the only deputy in the housing unit at the time, helped two inmates beat up a third.
When the attackers told him they were going to assault the other inmate, Castillo allegedly responded, "handle it," then gave them rubber gloves and opened the victim's cell door.
After the attack, when the victim activated an emergency alarm in his cell, Castillo turned it off and did not report the assault or alert medical authorities. He was later fired.
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