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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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FitBit Murder Suspect Dies in Santa Clara County Jail

Prosecutors will now dismiss the charges against 91-year-old Anthony Aiello, which is the usual protocol when a defendant dies.

A proposal granting prosecutors on-demand access to inmate calls became a test of the county’s fidelity to its own oversight standards.

A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances.

The county’s top cop demands notes, recordings and other source material auditors may have used to compile the already overdue draft.

Authorities on Tuesday arrested a South County transient accused of sexually assaulting a woman who tried to help him.

This marks the second consent decree imposed on the county jail system—the fifth largest in California—since last month.

After three years of negotiations, the county has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit over unconstitutional jail conditions.

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.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office violated state and local sanctuary policies by allowing federal immigration agents to interview inmates.

Inmates and their advocates call Santa Clara County’s jail grievance system unfair because of an official’s alleged conflict of interest.

South Bay residents with an arrest warrant to their name have a chance to trade it for a citation and a new court date this holiday season.

Santa Clara County inmates are set to refuse food to protest what they call the arbitrary use of solitary confinement and other jail conditions.

Santa Clara County will consider whether to create a civilian watchdog division to keep an eye on its troubled jails.

In this week’s Metro SV411 Podcast, we sit down with Dave Cortese, president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

Two inmates who broke out of Santa Clara County jail the day before Thanksgiving will face additional charges after their re-capture.

Santa Clara County inmates suspended a hunger strike over solitary confinement Friday after a discussion with jail officials.