Instead of building a watchdog with real authority, the final law preserved sheriff control at every critical point.’ ...

Facing a pending lawsuit from the California Attorney General's office over dire conditions in the jail system, officials at ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

The approval closes a seven-year legal battle for inmates who originally sued over inadequate kitchen conditions and health ...

A grand jury has indicted three California residents in connection with what the Department of Justice said was a scheme aimed at stealing $1.4 million in fraudulent unemployment benefits from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sandi Jacobson stuffs envelopes at the Keep Us Healthy fundraiser at the Round Table Pizza in Oakley, California on Aug. 23, 2025.

Nicholas Jacobson had just been accused of murder when a raging infection nearly killed him. Left untreated for two weeks in a California jail, sepsis drove him into a coma as his organs started to ...