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Judge advances lawsuit that could put Santa Clara County jails on trial over suicide prevention
The family of a man who died by suicide in 2020 claims he should have gotten closer attention; the county says his risk ...
San José Spotlight on MSN13d
Santa Clara County considers reentry services at Elmwood jail
Santa Clara County leaders want to reduce recidivism at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas and plan to study offering ...
Palo Alto Weekly2y
Santa Clara County sheriff reports over a dozen fentanyl overdoses in one week at correctional facility
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in San Jose on May 17, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Jonsen is drawing attention to a rash of fentanyl overdoses and ...
Palo Alto Daily Post13d
Deaths in county jail reach highest point in years
Ten men died in Santa Clara County jails last year — the most deaths in custody in two decades, according to a report from a police auditor. The president of the union for jail guards says they’re ...