The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...

A man died in a Sacramento County jail after deputies and nurses exhibited a “callous” indifference toward his health, court-appointed monitors found.

Court-appointed monitors of Sacramento County jails say a man’s fatal overdose was one of multiple deaths in which deputies ...

Beans are no longer the preserve of vegetarians and the salad-obsessed who seem to run on lettuce leaves alone – and for good ...

Kern County is looking to improve medical and behavioral health services in local jails by adding therapists, recovery ...

When Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago, talking about mental health wasn’t something that happened regularly. After being elected to his ...

So said an unnamed public speaker at Tuesday’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting in apparent praise for Mangione, ...