A man in a red hoodie jumped over fences and swiveled through alleys near 165th Avenue in San Leandro, fleeing a suspected ...

According to a Department of Justice report released earlier this year, about 40% of people at the Alameda County jails needed mental health treatment.

The county Board of Supervisors approved the contract in a 4-0 vote. Supervisor Nikki Fortunado Bas abstained from the vote, ...

Alameda County Sheriff's Office issues a Silver Alert for 71-year-old Charles Harris, last seen on foot in Castro Valley and ...

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office has asked for $318 million in additional funding for the hiring of more than 400 staff at the Santa Rita Jail. Skip to content. All Sections.

Authorities in Alameda County said they rescued a 3-month-old baby girl and arrested six people during the bust of an alleged ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY — A state senator has joined the growing chorus of critics demanding a thorough review of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in light of persistent controversies that have ...

DUBLIN, Calif. - Yesenia Sanchez campaigned to be Alameda County's next sheriff promising a "transformational change" when she took helm, working to rehabilitate those held in the county jail and ...

Inmates walk to the Sandy Turner Education Center for class at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif., on Thurs. Mar. 26, 2015. The Alameda County Sheriff is challenging the Board of Supervisors ...

Inside the Santa Rita Jail kitchen Alameda County. In a legal filing, Alameda County has said that if anyone is on the hook for inmates’ unpaid wages, it’s the “private business” that ...

Alameda County in Northern California violated civil rights by failing to provide proper mental health services, especially in a jail where dozens of people have committed suicide, according to ...