. >> reporter: jelani was born and raised in oakland but was arrested and convicted of robbery in los angeles. in september of 2021 he was awaiting transfer to another facility when he died in a county jail cell. terry was told he died of a fentanyl overdose. >> but i've gotten pictures from the coroner's department that shows that jelani was beaten. i've got pictures in my discovery that shows a hole in the back of jelani's head. >> reporter: so far now no one has been willing to talk to terry about what really happened. >> i wrote a letter to the attorney general's office, and he just refuses to talk to me. they pay out the taxpayer's money, your money, my money, to settle these cases, and the officers don't get reprimanded. they don't get put on suspension. they don't get fired. and it's ridiculous. when is he going to do his job. >> reporter: jelani died in los angeles, but there have been a disturbing number of in-custody deaths in jails around the state, including the bay area. at santa rita jail in alameda county, more than 66 people have died since 2014. >> anybody that's in c