Hoodline

Rio Cosumnes Inmate Dies After Daytime Seizure As Sacramento Jail Death Toll Rises

Advocates and local reporters have been scrutinizing jail medical care after a series of in-custody fatalities in recent ...

Sacramento County inmate dies after apparent seizure at Rio Cosumnes facility

An inmate at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Sacramento County died over the weekend, officials say.
Sacramento Bee

He was exonerated in ’98 murder. Sacramento County recently paid him $8.25 million

Sacramento County paid Jeremy Puckett an $8.25 million settlement in 2025 after he spent 19 years in prison for a 1998 murder he did not commit and was declared factually innocent in 2021.
Modesto Bee

Inmate’s death reported as homicide at Sacramento-area prison; cellmate detained

A guard tower overlooks California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom in 2024. The prison is adjacent to Folsom State Prison, California’s second-oldest correctional facility. CSP ...
Yahoo

Officer injured in alleged attack at California State Prison, Sacramento; investigation underway

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A correctional officer was injured Monday morning in an alleged attack by an incarcerated person at California State Prison, ...

‘This is a scam’: Fake jail release calls target Sacramento residents to pay through Venmo

(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento Superior Court is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers falsely claim to be law enforcement officers and demand money to secure the release of a loved one ...