Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto, center, unveils the county's first naloxone vending machine on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The Monterey County Jail in Salinas has installed the vending machine, which will provide 24/7 access to overdose prevention materials such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips, each with instructions in both English and Spanish. (Monterey County Sheriff's Office via Bay City News)

Monterey County has placed its first vending machine in its county jail that dispenses free access to opioid overdose reversal medication and other health needs, the Sheriff’s Office said.  

With the help of the Monterey County Health Department, the jail in Salinas has installed the vending machine, which will provide 24/7 access to overdose prevention materials such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips, each with instructions in both English and Spanish.  

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.