A new class action lawsuit brought by two inmates claims Santa Clara County’s use of solitary confinement is inhumane and unconstitutional.

A 51-year-old inmate died Friday after jailors found him passed out in his cell at Elmwood, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

An oversight board tasked with examining Santa Clara County jails decided against disbanding, despite concerns that a parallel probe would undermine its work.

A deputy’s confounding decision to turn away a murder suspect placed Santa Clara County’s troubled jails in the national spotlight.

Santa Clara County is trying to hire more psychiatrists after years of leaving the jails understaffed.

Santa Clara County is accepting applications for a commission that will examine local jails in response to the fatal beating of a mentally ill inmate.

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.

A month after an inmate’s fatal beating at Santa Clara County’s Main Jail, another inmate has been found dead.

Following the beating death of a mentally ill inmate, Santa Clara County leaders have called for a top-to-bottom investigation of local jails.

Three correctional officers arrested last week on suspicion of beating to death an inmate have been officially charged with murder.

Three Santa Clara County jail guards have been accused of homicide in connection to an inmate’s death last week.

Three Santa Clara County correctional officers were placed on leave after an inmate’s death, raising concern about excessive use of force behind bars.

A routine light rail patrol exploded into a downtown shootout and high-speed chase Friday night, after a man shot at an officer and carjacked a vehicle, according to the San Jose Police Department.

Countless crime victims are being cheated out of restitution money in Santa Clara County, according to a new Civil Grand Jury report.