Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

Jennifer Jackson, 39, was charged with felony counts of groping a 15-year-old girl and vandalism. She also faces misdemeanor charges of battery, resisting police and sexual battery, court records show ...

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An Alameda County Superior Court judge has denied a request to hold the sheriff's office in contempt of court in the case of ...

A driver was arrested in an Oakland road rage incident Thursday where a gun was allegedly pointed at another vehicle ...

Leonard Jones, who holds the title of being among the longest held in Santa Rita Jail, is working toward reducing his 59-year prison sentence, while simultaneously fighting with the Alameda County ...

Santa Rita Jail staff saved the lives of over 300 inmates last year who were either suspected of overdosing, had suicidal thoughts, or experienced medical emergencies, according to the Alameda County ...

The staff at Santa Rita Jail saved 336 lives in 2025 – up from 250 the year before and the sheriff announced she's “updated” ...

DUBLIN — An Oakland woman identified as Dequita Grace Harrell was found unresponsive in the bathroom lobby at Santa Rita Jail at about 5:25 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, according to authorities. Harrell ...

PLEASANTON — A San Jose man was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a mother and son inside a Pleasanton home on Wednesday, Feb. 18, authorities said. The victims were identified as Lori ...

Edson Israel Rosasmedrano, 24, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead Sunday at the Theo Lacy detention facility in Orange County, days after he was booked into jail. He had been arrested ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of the city of Pleasanton, Calif. (Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto) A San Jose man was arrested last week on ...