Welcome to COVID jail
Infections are soaring inside Sacramento’s jails—just as advocates predicted A COVID-19 outbreak is sweeping through Sacramento County’s jail system, just as attorneys and advocates for…
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A glutton for political office
Sheriff Scott Jones is raising campaign cash like he might run for a fourth term Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones made it sound like he…
Sacramento should prepare for a COVID death wave
Infections are soaring around the region. We all know what comes next. If the past is any indicator, the Sacramento region will soon experience the…
As requests to carry concealed firearms soared, Sacramento’s pro-gun sheriff holstered his approval
A vocal 2nd Amendment proponent, Scott Jones chose gun control over gun rights during the pandemic In a year that saw rising gun violence, surging…
One of Sacramento’s biggest philanthropists is secretly a Republican megadonor
Building mogul David Lucchetti quietly bankrolls a national conservative agenda Four years ago, before the world tilted, David John Lucchetti stood on a stage waiting…
More people are trying to kill themselves inside Sacramento jail
Already stark conditions have worsened under COVID-19 At least 18 people tried to kill themselves in the downtown Sacramento jail this year—breaking last year’s record…
The dungeon master
Sacramento’s sheriff logged the most jail deaths the same year he stopped telling the media about them Sacramento’s jail system is supposed to be a…
Are Sacramento authorities denying protesters their right to bail?
Two organizations say Sacramento law enforcement is trying to discourage demonstrations against police brutality by keeping two protesters locked up on trumped-up claims that they’re…
What do we pay the sheriff for anyway?
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office struggles to clear violent crimes as supervisors hear ‘defund’ message Despite receiving a lion’s share of county revenue, the Sacramento County…
When fired cops sue
One month before viral video ignited calls to fire child-beating cop, another disgraced officer sued to get his job back As civil rights groups clamor…
A hard to watch video, a hard to stomach truth
The only reason we know what a Sacramento sheriff’s deputy did to a child is because someone with a cellphone recorded it The video clip…
Essay: Supervising the sheriff
New Sacramento County inspector general is only a first step By Patrick Kennedy There is no secret in Sacramento County about the controversy surrounding the…
Editor’s note: Blank check
Sacramento sheriff’s department racks up legal bills while fighting oversight Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones wants to have it both ways: He resists having anyone…
The shield: Sacramento’s sheriff finds new ways to sidestep California’s flawed transparency laws
SN&R requested records regarding eight inmate deaths and a former deputy who beat people with his flashlight Despite a local judge ruling against him this…
Sheriff in the shadows
Sacramento County has lacked an inspector general for eight months—and that won’t change any time soon Before he was banished for criticizing the fatal Sheriff’s…