The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...

The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.

The County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are ...

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said it won’t be responding to mental health crisis calls where no crime is being ...

The change comes after a federal court ruling that removed the legal protections for officers responding to certain calls.

The Sacramento County Sheriff announced Tuesday his deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls where a crime is ...

The decision follows a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found police use of force in such situations unconstitutional.

Sacramento Metro firefighters say a new policy from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office on mental health calls could put ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are protesting the policy change.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...

Reporters identified almost 5,000 incidents in which people experiencing mental health crises had non-fatal force used ...

A man died in a Sacramento County jail after deputies and nurses exhibited a “callous” indifference toward his health, court-appointed monitors found.