Brandon Yates, 24, was beat and tortured by his cellmate, Alvin Ruis, who had “psychotic delusions that he was doing the will of God,” the lawsuit states.

The family of a man who was allegedly killed by his cellmate at San Diego Central Jail spoke out Tuesday after filing a ...

Brandon Yates, who suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues, was dead within a day of being arrested for ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the parole board to launch an investigation into whether the Menendez brothers pose ...

The decision came on a unanimous vote at the recommendation of Sheriff Kelly Martinez, who has been under pressure to improve ...

The Humane Society's Humane Law Enforcement team helped investigate and secure a conviction for an animal cruelty case ...

Erin Davis/Axios VisualsThe Otay Mesa Detention Center is holding the fifth-most detained immigrants in the country, according to newly released federal data.Why it matters: The San Diego County ...

A push for better transparency, accessibility and accountability--that's what the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office says its aiming to do with a new daily jail population dashboard. "Our previous ...

Authorities have identified the man who was found dead in his cell on Wednesday morning at the Sedgwick County jail.

Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors have alleged a man from the city’s Southwest Side carried out a monthslong ...

According to reports, scammers call pretending to be sheriff’s deputies — often using the name Sergeant John Collins — and ...