Wellpath, the private healthcare provider for Santa Rita Jail and most jails in California, came under fire for its medical ...

(KRON) — Elias Angel Rivera, a 37-year-old inmate who was found gravely injured in his cell at Santa Rita Jail on March 17 at 11: 59 p.m., and later died at a local hospital, was murdered by his ...

Santa Rita Jail used to have a high in-custody death rate and was sued over its ‘cruel’ treatment of those with mental illness. A consent decree and a new sheriff are some reasons the jail is ...

DUBLIN — An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of a 53-year-old Oakland man who died in a Santa Rita Jail cell Thursday morning just over a day after he had been booked ...

A contentious plan to build a new mental health facility at the Santa Rita Jail has been tabled indefinitely, prompting celebration from community advocates who successfully lobbied against the ...

Nearly two years after an Oakland man died in Santa Rita Jail, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price spoke publicly about the investigation at a press conference Wednesday. “We will hold ...

A 26-year-old inmate died Thursday after suffering what Alameda County sheriff's officials said was a medical emergency at Santa Rita Jail. The man was booked into jail on March 28 by Livermore ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — The in-custody death of an inmate at Santa Rita Jail is being investigated by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, according to a press release from Alameda County.

Content warning: Death, suicide Leonard Brown, an inmate at Santa Rita Jail, died March 15 at a Pleasanton hospital — one week after attempting suicide in his cell, as first reported by The ...