As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of deaths in custody, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office will soon begin ...

A year after the county medical examiner ruled Keith Bach’s death in the San Diego Central Jail a homicide due to neglect, ...

The county sheriff’s office reports that the number of people in its jails has swelled since the state initiative seeking to ...

In declarations, more than a dozen people housed in San Diego County jails describe inhumane conditions and say they are alone in isolation cells for at least 23 hours a day.

San Diego County has agreed to pay $16 million to the family of a 22-year-old man who died in jail custody in 2022.

William Hayden Schuck’s family is ‘optimistic’ about the sheriff’s commitment to preventing future deaths in custody.

During a Wednesday news conference announcing the settlement, the attorneys also said the deletion of the video footage likely played a role in the county settling the case. Attorneys argued in court ...

The missing footage could have shown whether deputies or medical staff ignored William Hayden Schuck in the days before he died.

Since 2018, records show settlements stemming from in-custody deaths have resulted in payouts worth more than $50 million.

The $16 million agreement resolves a lawsuit filed by the family of Schuck, who died in-custody on March 16, 2022.

The Sheriff's Office and Vista Sheriff's Station would like to thank the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, Oceanside Police Department, San Diegans for Gun Prevention Violence and the City ...