Santa Clara County leaders want to reduce recidivism at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas and plan to study offering ...

Muller pleaded guilty to nighttime attacks in Mountain View and Palo Alto reported in 2009, six years before a notorious ...

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies received a “thank you” letter from a county jail inmate after two deputies helped save ...

Al Nievas sued the sheriff’s office and claimed a deputy unlawfully pursued a driver who fled and broadsided Nievas’ adult ...

Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024. Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office last ...

Ten men died in Santa Clara County jails last year — the most deaths in custody in two decades, according to a report from a police auditor. The president of the union for jail guards says they’re ...

The Santa Clara County main jail in San Jose. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Read our latest story on Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith responding to two county supervisors’ allegations of jail ...

Santa Clara County supervisors have ordered reforms after inmates were seriously injured at the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Courtesy Bay City News. In light of a series of serious injuries to ...

(KGO) -- A push for better transparency, accessibility and accountability--that's what the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office says its aiming to do with a new daily jail population dashboard.

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that a suspect known for stealing high-end cars has been stopped in his tracks! Adelino Araujo Jr., wanted in several counties, was tracked by the ...