Wellpath, a for-profit company, is facing over 1,500 lawsuits nationwide for deaths and other tragedies inside jails.

A community group presented an idea to some Alameda County supervisors on Thursday to end a contract with a private ...

Just before midnight Monday, Alameda County sheriff’s deputies found Oakland resident Elias Angel Rivera unresponsive in his ...

A murder suspect was killed, likely in a homicide, at Santa Rita Jail this week, Alameda County sheriff's officials said.

A man accused of attacking an Oakland police officer is facing several charges related to the assault, according to Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson.

DUBLIN — A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing his cellmate at Santa Rita Jail during a fight that a neighboring inmate later told police was very loud and lasted 30 ...

DUBLIN – An investigation is underway into the death of a 37-year-old inmate at the Santa Rita Jail, according to authorities. Peninsula man loses appeal in East Bay double-murder car crash ...