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Health By Tyler Hayden | Wed Jul 01, 2020 | 9:46am

Grand Jury Investigates Four Santa Barbara Jail Deaths

It found “serious errors by custody staff in three of the cases.

Health By Tyler Hayden | Wed Jun 24, 2020 | 10:50am

City leaders crafted the resolution with Healing Justice: Black Lives Matter Santa Barbara.

Health By Odessa Stork | Fri Jun 19, 2020 | 1:35pm

Community Services District board votes to condemn police brutality and declare racism a public health emergency.

Health By Jean Yamamura | Tue Jun 09, 2020 | 1:54pm

Sheriff Bill Brown was grilled over neck holds, use of force, and citizen review boards.

Health By Nick Welsh | Wed Mar 11, 2020 | 10:30pm

Mental-health advocates voice concern over new jailhouse strategy.

Health By Delaney Smith | Wed Mar 11, 2020 | 5:09pm

Medical and mental-health complaints decreased nearly 40 percent in 2019.

Health By Nick Welsh | Wed Mar 04, 2020 | 3:30pm

The first one is slated to open this summer in Hollister Village across the street from the Camino Real
mall.

Health By Nick Welsh | Wed Feb 26, 2020 | 3:18pm

Supervisors urge state health-care planners to seek waiver on federal patient limit.

Health By Brian Osgood | Sat Feb 01, 2020 | 3:22pm

New program teaches custody staff about inmate mental-health issues and how to approach them effectively.

Health By Delaney Smith | Wed Jan 29, 2020 | 3:39pm

Santa Barbara County gets $2.6M to divert felons from jail into residential treatment.