A coalition of free speech advocates claims the Sheriff’s Department has blocked release of public records despite a new law ...

Investigative reporter Chris Damien alleges the sheriff's department broke state law when it refused to turn over coroner's ...

Jail administrators in L.A., Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties struggle to meet the needs of a population that is ...

This searchable database created by the Southern California News Group contains details about every jail death in the region ...

After a 182% increase in in-custody deaths over a 10-year period, the number of people who died in the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department dropped nearly 58% from 2021 through 2024, ...

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department admitted mistakes and problems in its jail booking process contributed to one detainee killing another. The admissions came after a civil grand jury report ...

A San Rafael-based press freedom advocacy group is suing Riverside County for alleged violations of a state law intended to ensure timely access to documents tied to in-custody deaths, based on ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who's now a leading candidate for governor of California, hid the causes of a mounting epidemic of jail deaths behind a culture of cover-up and retaliation, a ...