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

Maximilian B. Snyder is charged with killing Curtis Lind at his property in Vallejo, allegedly to prevent him from testifying in a murder case against former tenants.

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

An Oakland man charged with murder in an alcohol-related wrong-way crash that killed a 30-year-old woman was found dead in his cell at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, authorities said.

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

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

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the in-custody death of an Oakland man as a homicide, authorities said ...

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

A 37-year-old inmate died earlier this week after he was found severely injured inside his cell in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, ...

A 37-year-old inmate died earlier this week after he was found severely injured inside his cell in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.