inmates

Advocates rally for San Quentin inmate release amid massive Covid-19 outbreak

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights will join faith leaders and advocates at a rally Sunday at the main…

4 years ago

Soledad prison yard fight, riot results in dozens injured

Dozens of inmates were injured in a prison riot in Soledad late Wednesday morning and guards fired nine rounds from…

5 years ago

Sheriff, supervisor shouted down after ICE cooperation revealed

Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston clashed with immigrant rights activists during an occasionally combative update to the Board of…

5 years ago

Two plead no contest in jail meth case

Two women were released from custody on time served Tuesday after pleading no contest to attempting to bring drugs into…

6 years ago

Contra Costa County GOP favors releasing inmate info

The Contra Costa Republican Party and a gubernatorial candidate spoke out today in favor of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's…

6 years ago

ICE admitted to Santa Clara Co. jail twice in March

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gained entry into Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's jail facility and interviewed multiple inmates…

6 years ago

‘Mistake’ allowed ICE agents into SF jails

Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were given access to two interview rooms at San Francisco County jails last…

6 years ago

SF implements jail reforms for trans inmates

As of Tuesday, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department has formally implemented new policies for inmates at city jails who identify…

6 years ago

Inmates accused of meth smuggling scheme

Ten people, including five female jail inmates, are accused of being involved in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine inside San…

6 years ago

One escaped inmate captured, one at large after pursuit, shooting

One of two inmates from Santa Clara county who escaped from a Palo Alto courthouse earlier this month was captured…

6 years ago

Reward for escaped inmates set at $25k

A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the capture of two inmates who boldly escaped from a…

6 years ago

Inmates survive overdose at Santa Clara jail

Investigators are trying to figure out how four inmates who overdosed Wednesday at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in…

7 years ago

Santa Clara jail inmate stabbed 40 times

Two inmates at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose attacked a third inmate with a shiv on…

7 years ago

One of two escaped inmates recaptured

One of two inmates who escaped from the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose last week was arrested…

7 years ago

Inmates use bed sheets in Santa Clara escape

Four inmates tied clothes and bed sheets together Wednesday night to escape the Santa Clara County main jail in San…

7 years ago

Santa Clara Co. sheriff searching for inmates

Santa Clara County sheriff's officials said deputies concluded their search Thursday morning around the main jail in San Jose for…

7 years ago

Escaped inmate apprehended in Richmond

A prison inmate who allegedly walked away from a minimum-security medical facility in Vacaville was apprehended at a Richmond home.

8 years ago

Inmates celebrate academic success

Two inmates passed their high school equivalency exams and six others earned certificates in subjects such as mathematics, science and…

8 years ago

SF sheriff’s department welcomes eight new deputies

Outgoing San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi welcomed eight new deputies Friday.

8 years ago

Brothers recaptured after brief jail escape

Two brothers and Sonoma County Jail inmates briefly escaped the Main Adult Detention Facility in Santa Rosa Tuesday.

8 years ago

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