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Altogether, homeless people spent 20 days in jail on camping charges, according to records analyzed by The Bee.
The family of a man who died from an overdose in a Sacramento County jail after being left unattended for hours have agreed to a $3.5 million settlement. That man, David Kent Barefield Sr., 55 ...
In the past few months, Sacramento County’s long-scrutinized jail facilities have commandeered the attention of elected officials, advocates and residents. In June, a grand jury report found ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The family of a man who died while incarcerated at the Sacramento County jail in May has filed a federal lawsuit against the county, the jail medical system and Sheriff Jim ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Loved ones of 40-year-old Asaiah Washington are still waiting for the cause of his death. He died while incarcerated at the Sacramento County Main Jail earlier this summer.
The north side of the Sacramento County Main Jail, seen Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Xavier Mascareñas [email protected] ...
Sacramento County jail worker accused of supplying inmates with drugs 02:36. SACRAMENTO – Questions are mounting after drugs and dangerous contraband wound up behind bars at the Sacramento ...
Sacramento County’s $1B main jail annex plans are insufficient, report says. What we know By Emma Hall. February 24, 2025 5:00 AM.
In 2020, Sacramento County entered in a settlement with Disability Rights California Prison Law Office and others over a years-long dispute regarding the conditions in county jail.
A man died after he was strangled by his cellmate in the Sacramento County Main Jail last year — the first known homicide of an inmate since 2019. The Sheriff’s Office did not tell the public ...