By Robert J. Hansen | OBSEREVER Staff Writer - The Sacramento County Inspector General Francine Tournour Kerridge left the position in September after only a year in the position, leaving the county without an inspector general to monitor complaints of sheriff's personnel misconduct.
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer - A recent United Nations report found that Black people in the United States are three times more likely to be killed by police than if they were white, and four and a half times more likely to be incarcerated, and called for reform of use-of-force regulations and alternative responses to policing.
By Genoa Barrow | Senior Staff Writer - The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has been accused of failing to report a number of in-custody deaths, and the Community Review Commission is working to improve transparency and accountability by increasing access to Narcan and other resources.