This bill isn’t about improving public safety, it’s about doubling-down on the criminalization of those most in need of care.

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Phone lines that provide mental health support to tens of thousands of Californians say they are on the verge of shutting down or ...

The California Legislature is set to vote on a budget that would pare back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion deficit. The budget being considered Friday will include cuts to ...

Sacramento's sheriff and district attorney are urging changes to the state's mental health diversion program, claiming it is being used as a loophole to get people out of jail.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is facing more scrutiny and tough questions regarding its controversial decision not to respond to mental health calls if there is no crime being committed.

Tackling the Region’s Most Pressing Challenges and Building Trust Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper has tackled some of the region’s most pressing challenges, from homelessness and mental ...

Susanna, who asked that her last name be withheld, recently called the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office for help because her daughter was in the throes of a mental health crisis. That’s when she ...

AB 433 failed to pass in the Public Safety Committee this week and Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper bill would have made child abuse and endangerment crimes ineligible for mental health ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper held a press conference today discussing California's mental health diversion laws, which offer some misdemeanor or felony offenders mental health services ...

Since the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department stopped responding to non-criminal mental health calls, the focus has been on 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, run by WellSpace ...

Madisen Keavy reports on changes to how the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office will respond to mental health calls.

Earlier this month, Sheriff Jim Cooper announced that deputies would no longer respond to non-criminal mental health calls. Here's where things stand two weeks later.