Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails.

Brock Turner walked out of jail after three months of incarceration for sexually assaulting a woman last year after a campus party.

A former Santa Clara County jail guard was arrested on suspicion of beating an inmate years ago, raising concerns about what took so long.

A veteran San Jose police officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Vietnamese street gang.

Santa Clara County residents didn’t have to vote for Bernie Sanders to get a free college education—they just have to get arrested.

A local reform group has proposed a plan to divert people with serious mental illness out of Santa Clara County jails and into treatment.

A 57-year-old Santa Clara County inmate, whose name is being withheld, died in the hospital Thursday, according to jail officials.

Two Santa Clara County jail guards have been charged with beating a shackled inmate, the District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

A Santa Clara County jail guard has been suspended from work after his arrest Monday on suspicion of molesting a child in 2012.

A new report traces some of the problems at Santa Clara County’s jails to a lack of staffing, training, funding and a deeply divided work culture.

Two sons of a Bangladesh-born San Jose couple shot to death in their home on Sunday have been booked on murder charges.

A 36-year-old Santa Clara County inmate died at the hospital Monday, authorities confirmed.

Santa Clara County’s Main Jail went on lockdown this morning after a fight broke out in the southern wing, according to the sheriff’s office.

A reform commission created after the fatal beating of a mentally ill inmate wants to wrest control of the jails from Sheriff Laurie Smith.

Sheriff Laurie Smith released a reform plan to curb violence and improve conditions in Santa Clara County's beleaguered jails.

Correctional officers at Santa Clara County's Main Jail are apparently more likely to use force against inmates during the night shift.