The San Diego County Sheriff's Office Saturday identified the inmate who died in a hospital Tuesday after an apparent self- ...

The San Diego Sheriff’s Office Saturday released the name of a 34-year-old man who died last week after apparently attempting ...

A 37-year-old Oakland woman was found dead in Santa Rita Jail Friday, a day after she fell unconscious in a holding cell but ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

DUBLIN — A 37-year-old Oakland woman died Friday at the Santa Rita Jail, a day after she was found unresponsive in a holding cell but later cleared to return to the facility, authorities said.

A quiet but sweeping federal change to Medicaid is reshaping what it looks like to walk out of jail in Santa Clara County. Instead of stepping through the gate with no prescriptions and a thin packet ...

A 38-year-old inmate died in custody following a medical emergency at a Southern California jail, authorities announced Wednesday. Corrections staff and jail medical personnel responded to one of the ...

A 37-year-old woman from Oakland died while in custody at Santa Rita Jail, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Friday. She's the 76th person to die in custody at the jail since 2014.

L.A. County's supervisors called on the Sheriff's Department to implement new health and safety measures after 10 inmate ...

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.