Silicon Valley is known for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper — and it’s fueling a public safety ...

After a nearly two-year legal battle that rocked the Santa Clara community, Anthony Becker, the former vice mayor who resigned in December following his perjury conviction, was sentenced to 40 days in ...

SAN JOSE — A federal judge has advanced a lawsuit that questions suicide-prevention policies in Santa Clara County jails ... liability claims against a county jail therapist after determining ...

The Santa Clara County Superior Court this week said it launched two new policies this year on reducing unnecessary jail bookings and to improve court efficiency. Calling all photographers!

12, 2022, to petition a state appeals court decision that overturned ... Tyree was booked into Santa Clara County jail on July 11, 2015, for an alleged violation related to his probation for ...

Instead, the court sentenced Becker to serve ... I think the judge sentenced him to jail and I think that was appropriate," Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said.

SANTA CLARA ... sentenced to 40 days in jail in addition to two years of probation, Malinsky said. Malinsky serves on the Integrity Unit for the County of Santa Clara and prosecuted the case.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Javier Alcala sentenced Becker to two years of probation and 40 days of jail time, but allowed Becker to serve that time through a work service program. The ...

"Court paperwork often arrives late ... can recreate while awaiting release," the report reads. "Santa Clara County has an aggressive jail reduction program that would lend itself to a larger ...