The Alameda County Sheriff's Office wants to end parts of the Santa Rita Jail consent decree about three years ... in U.S. District Court in Northern California. Lawyers for Sheriff Yesenia ...

The BriefSanta Rita Jail used to have a high in-custody death rate and was sued over its ‘cruel’ treatment of those with ...

Court-appointed monitors of Sacramento County jails say a man’s fatal overdose was one of multiple deaths in which deputies ...

“Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan said in an interview Frida ...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into a January 16th ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad “Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” U.S ...

Jail staff members claimed he was faking illness, and the Sheriff’s Office told the California Department ... the county jails as part of a 2020 consent decree in a federal lawsuit.

The proposed consent decree provides for an independent monitor to assess the jail’s implementation of its requirements and to provide a public report every six months. The county's main jail ...