Courtesy Bay City News. In light of a series of serious injuries to people held in custody by Santa Clara County and the resulting payouts in the millions of dollars to settle lawsuits ...

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 ...

For years, a unique team of public defenders brought Santa Clara County national recognition for keeping poor people with ...

Santa Clara County ... other counties. The county's sheriff's office, medical examiner and coroner's office and district attorney's office are investigating the in-custody death, officials said.

Days before the resignation of Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency director takes effect, social workers on Tuesday demanded county supervisors hold more top leaders accountable for the ...

Days before the resignation of Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency director takes effect, social workers on Tuesday demanded county supervisors hold more top leaders accountable for the ...

The director of Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency, which drew intense scrutiny after the fentanyl-related death of a 3-month-old infant that brought to light the agency's troubling ...

Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff's Office last ... whose police reform firm OIR Group is contracted by Santa Clara County to conduct oversight of the sheriff's office.

The director of Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency, which drew intense scrutiny after the fentanyl-related death of a 3-month-old infant that brought to light the agency's troubling practice of ...