July 7, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Jail Deputy Arrested on Suspicion of Smuggling Meth to Inmates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayra Rios, a 35-year-old Antioch resident and correctional deputy, is being held in lieu of a $1 million bail at the Main Jail. Read More 5
October 24, 2019 Audit Shows Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Internal Accountability Reforms Stalled for Years By Jennifer Wadsworth Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. Read More 6
June 7, 2019 San Mateo Cop Accused of Trying to Seduce a Teen Girl Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Mateo police Officer Robert Davies, 40, was booked in jail Thursday on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony. Read More 20
June 5, 2019 Santa Clara County Inmate Dies in Custody at Valley Medical Center By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sheriff’s officials will investigate the death with the DA and Medical Examiner-Coroner, which reported no signs of foul play. Read More 3
February 12, 2019 Bail Raised for San Martin Rape Suspect Sharwian Bobian By Silicon Valley Newsroom A judge drastically upped the bail Monday for a rape suspect charged with assaulting a woman who brought food to his San Martin shelter. Read More 9
November 14, 2018 Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Conditions for Physically Disabled Inmates By Jennifer Wadsworth This marks the second consent decree imposed on the county jail system—the fifth largest in California—since last month. Read More 2
November 9, 2018 Alleged Pimp Arrested in San Jose for Sex-Trafficking Young Woman He Found on Instagram By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 33-year-old Stockton man has been charged with sex-trafficking a young woman from San Jose to Salt Lake City. Read More 1
October 23, 2018 Santa Clara Co. Settles Prison Law Office Litigation Over Unlawful Jail Conditions By Barry Holtzclaw After three years of negotiations, the county has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit over unconstitutional jail conditions. Read More 1
October 17, 2018 Man Who Died in San Jose Jail Sunday ID’d as Isai Lopez By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County officials have identified a man who died in custody at San Jose’s Main Jail on Sunday as 23-year-old Isai Lopez. Read More 7
October 1, 2018 Santa Clara County Pays $365K to Settle Excessive-Force Case By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by former inmate Rikki Martinez, who says he was brutally beaten by jail guards. Read More 1