A brawl involving at least 20 inmates prompted a temporary lockdown of the Santa Clara County Jail Thursday, officials said. The altercation started with two inmates at 3:10 p.m. in Module 4A, Sheriff ...

The man was found dead in his cell at the Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex located at 150 West Hedding Street in downtown San Jose. (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ...

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 ...

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. (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 ...

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 ...

After wobbling on the idea for years, Santa Clara County leaders are struggling with how big the new jail should be when the incarcerated population has starkly declined since the pandemic. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff's Office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county hospitals where deputies transported incarcerated people for medical ...