SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- There are new surveillance cameras at the Santa Clara County Jail tonight. The Sheriff's office says it's a big step towards the implementation of reforms in a troubled ...

Santa Clara County Main Jail. San Jose Spotlight file photo. Silicon Valley is known for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper — and it’s fueling a public safety crisis. Santa ...

The Prison Law Office is asking a federal judge to start fining the county over its inability to improve jail staffing or reduce its inmate population to ensure adequate medical access under a ...

Santa Clara County implemented two new policies surrounding bench and arrest warrants in 2023. Embarcadero Media file photo by Magali Gauthier. Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in ...

An inmate at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose died in custody Monday morning, about a month after three guards were charged with murder after another inmate was found beaten to death in ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — How much must a jail do to prevent inmate suicides? It’s the question at the heart of a lawsuit that could be decided soon in the Silicon Valley. Attorneys for Santa Clara ...

SAN JOSE (KRON/BCN) — Three Santa Clara County jail guards have been found guilty of murdering inmate Michael Tyree, the jury announced on Thursday. Jereh Lubrin, 30, Rafael Rodriguez, 28, and Matthew ...

Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024. Ten people died in the custody of the sheriff's office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county hospitals ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024. Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility ...