The family of a man who died by suicide in 2020 claims he should have gotten closer attention; the county says his risk ...

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 ...

Former Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker will avoid time in jail after being found guilty of felony perjury last year. Becker lied under oath about leaking a report about the involvement ...

Lawyers for a former Santa Clara official convicted of perjury are requesting he be sentenced to probation without jail time — contrary to prosecutors’ request he serve time.

Former Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker has been sentenced to 40 days in a county work program run through the jail on specific days of the week.

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 ...

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

Anthony Becker, a former Santa Clara city official whose political career was backed with millions in San Francisco 49ers donations, was sentenced Friday to 40 days in a county work program in the ...