Why sheriff’s refusal to heed new law on jail deaths is no surprise
In 2023, when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 519 to require sheriff’s departments to release far more information ...
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Union County Sheriff Ritter won't seek reelection, endorses Chief Deputy Hahn
LEWISBURG — Union County Sheriff Ernie Ritter III will not run for a fifth term, opting instead to step aside and endorse ...
Union County group pushes for stronger animal protection laws
A grassroots organization in Union County is leading efforts to strengthen local animal welfare laws and enforcement, citing cases of severe neglect and outdated regulations that haven't been revised ...
3 Union County men charged in child exploitation cases
Three Union County men were arrested following separate child exploitation investigations, the sheriff's office said ...
L.A. County hit with record number of lawsuits amid flood of child sex abuse claims
The amount the county paid to outside attorneys rose 18% from the previous year to $75 million — nearly double what the ...
SCSO: Hours after inmate dies at hospital, other 201 Poplar inmate dies in apparent suicide
Hours after an inmate was declared dead at a hospital, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said another inmate died in an ...
San Diego County sued over death of former GIA student during jail booking
Kamara, 29, had run away from a hospital in Encinitas an hour before he was arrested. Law enforcement had been asked to return him for treatment, his family’s lawsuit says.