A man died in a Sacramento County jail after deputies and nurses exhibited a “callous” indifference toward his health, court-appointed monitors found.

The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...

Court-appointed monitors of Sacramento County jails say a man’s fatal overdose was one of multiple deaths in which deputies ...

When Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago, talking about mental health wasn’t something that happened regularly. After being elected to his ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...

The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.

The decision follows a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found police use of force in such ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff announced Tuesday his deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls where a crime is ...

The change comes after a federal court ruling that removed the legal protections for officers responding to certain calls.

Sacramento Metro firefighters say a new policy from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office on mental health calls could put ...

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said it won’t be responding to mental health crisis calls where no crime is being ...

The County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are ...