Santa Rita Jail

Nearly 50 sworn Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies are now on desk duty after being told their pre-employment psychological evaluations scores are too low to allow them to continue as law enforcement officers.

Nearly 50 sworn Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies are now on desk duty after being told their pre-employment psychological evaluations scores are too low to allow them to continue as law enforcement officers. Thom Jensen reports.

A woman from San Leandro pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to two counts of distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of an inmate in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, the Department of Justice announced.

Some inmates in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin may appeal a settlement and consent decree approved Monday mainly to address how mentally ill inmates are treated at the jail.