Sheriff Jim Cooper and District Attorney Thien Ho used a Wednesday evening town hall to call for new limits on the state's mental health diversion program.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is hosting a town hall Wednesday night to share insight into what they say are misconceptions about the mental health diversion program. They say criminals ...

SACRAMENTO -- 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 ...

according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Murray had been locked up for two violent robberies, but he was sprung last November after courts granted him a “mental health diversion.” ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper has tackled some of the region’s most pressing challenges, from homelessness and mental health to criminal justice reform and building bridges with ...

Rob and Sacramento law enforcement leaders discuss reengineering the response to mental health calls Join Rob ... What are you doing, right?" The sheriff is doing the same thing, but there's ...

KCRA 3’S MICHELLE BANDUR EXPLAINS, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU WILL SHOCK YOU. THE PHOTOS OF BEATEN AND TORTURED CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF JIM COOPER SHOWS DURING A PRESS ...

KTXL-TV Sacramento Sacramento County Sheriff Mental Health Diversion Presser Posted: April 11, 2025 | Last updated: April 11, 2025 Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper held a press conference ...

You aren’t alone. Most Sacramento County residents haven’t. Recently, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office implemented a new policy against responding to mental health calls for services that do not ...

SACRAMENTO -- 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 ...

A CHANGE IN THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE POLICY FOR MENTAL HEALTH CALLS IS CAUSING CONTROVERSY. BEING MENTALLY ILL IS NOT A CRIME, AND WE CAN’T BE THE ANSWER. EARLIER THIS MONTH ...