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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thomas John Loguidice, 67, was sentenced for kidnapping an Oakridge Mall employee in 1994 to eight years to life in prison, a ...

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 ...

“A just verdict should result in vindication for the Regal family and more humane treatment for jail inmates,” Todd Emanuel of Emanuel Law Group said in an email. The county did not respond to a ...

(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.