Stephen Lofton News Today

As December draws to a close next weekend, so too does 2023 become another year that was. Lets look back over the biggest storylines and photographs in the Tri-Valley in our Year in Review in the section below. Have fun!

A 26-year-old inmate who had been arrested by Livermore police died Thursday after suffering what Alameda County sheriffs officials said was a medical emergency at Santa Rita Jail.

Community organizers, faith groups, and friends and family of the steady stream of dead inmates in the county jail gathered Saturday to memorialize the casualties of what they say are notoriously harsh conditions at the facility and...

Many Alameda County civil rights organizations and advocates are “enraged” by the inaction within the ACSO regarding a history of alleged abuse, mistreatment and death at Santa Rita Jail.

An inmate died at an area hospital two days after experiencing a medical emergency at Santa Rita Jail late last month, marking the fourth inmate death thus far in 2023 and prompting critical remarks from local activist groups...

The inquiry is ongoing into the death of a 39-year-old woman who was found unresponsive in her cell at Santa Rita Jail on Feb. 13, marking the third death of an inmate at the Dublin facility in 2023, according to the ACSO.

Santa Rita Jail based in Dublin, Calif. has the highest number of inmate deaths in the Bay Area. KTVU takes an unprecedented look at who is dying and why.

A woman suffering from withdrawals died while in custody at a California jail, the third in-custody death at the facility in a month.

A woman died at Santa Rita Jail on Monday evening, making her the third person to die at the facility there in less than a month. 

A person died at Santa Rita Jail last week – the second person to die there in less than two weeks.