A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances.

The dispute—part of an ongoing conflict between CEO Jeff Smith and Sheriff Laurie Smith—transpired in a series of dueling memos.

This marks the second consent decree imposed on the county jail system—the fifth largest in California—since last month.

Don Morrissey, a twice-demoted deputy who recently resigned as union president, is set to give up his badge this weekend.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has far exceeded its overtime budget in the past six years, according to a newly published audit.

Officials investigating the death of a Santa Clara County inmate found no evidence of foul play, though they did not determine a definitive cause of death.