Santa Clara County, which plays a key role in regional disaster response, is mulling the idea of using AI to brace for future emergencies.

A Santa Clara County inmate died in custody early Thursday by what officials are calling an apparent suicide.

Inmates and their advocates call Santa Clara County’s jail grievance system unfair because of an official’s alleged conflict of interest.

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After calling off a planned hunger strike, Santa Clara County inmates began refusing food anyway to protest comments by Sheriff Smith.

Santa Clara County inmates are set to refuse food to protest what they call the arbitrary use of solitary confinement and other jail conditions.

Sheriff candidate Joseph LaJeunesse may have put in 14 years at the Santa Clara County law enforcement agency, but he still feels like an outsider.

Santa Clara County will consider whether to create a civilian watchdog division to keep an eye on its troubled jails.

Activists rallied today to protest plans by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office to arm jail and patrol deputies with Tasers.

Parents of Sierra LaMar, who was murdered by Antolin Garcia Torres, found little comfort in the life sentence he received.

Former Undersheriff John Hirokawa will face off against his former boss, Laurie Smith, in the 2018 sheriff's race.

San Jose’s mayor and two council members told the public that they will seek greater civilian oversight of local law enforcement

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The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office formed a task force to prevent people who face evictions from ending up on the streets.

Two Santa Clara County inmates who broke out of the Main Jail in San Jose the day before Thanksgiving are still on the lam, authorities said.

The union for Santa Clara County sheriff deputies has come out in support of jail inmates staging a two-week hunger strike.