At a brief hearing Wednesday morning, attorneys informed Judge Michael Jones that a doctor working on behalf of the defense has already submitted a mental health evaluation report for Eric James Abril ...

Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like someone who's deep in the system of power cares about them." ...

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies tased and beat Mohd Hijaz before he died in March 2024, a wrongful death lawsuit ...

The deputy involved, identified as Matthew Gurich, was placed on leave in February before being terminated by Sheriff Jim ...

A Sacramento County Sheriff Deputy has been fired after being placed on administrative leave for shoving a 71-year-old woman out of the Sacramento County Main Jail, resulting in a broken femur and ...

Sacramento County appropriates more than $55 million a year to the Department of Homeless Services and Housing — a sum that does not include the money spent housing homeless people in jail.

Community members continue to protest the Sacramento sheriff's decision to no longer respond to certain mental health calls ...

Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento” is the perfect film for anyone interested in being completely insufferable. An inspirational ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper held a press conference today discussing California's mental health diversion laws, ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper is calling on the legislature to change a 2018 law that he says allows some child abusers to avoid prison. It's called mental health diversion, and he said in some ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff criticizes the Mental Health Diversion Program for being too lenient and wants child abuse crimes excluded.

The Sacramento County Sheriff criticizes the Mental Health Diversion Program for being too lenient and wants child abuse crimes excluded.