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 to address what officials say are serious flaws in California’s ...

TO YOU IN THIS NEWSCAST. TONIGHT, THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF IS USING A DEADLY STABBING AND ARREST IN FAIR OAKS AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THE STATE’S MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION PROGRAM SHOULD BE ...

Cooper and Ho say they plan to continue pushing lawmakers for changes they believe will better balance public safety and ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office held a townhall Wednesday to discuss the changes they want to see in the state’s ...

"The cops are handcuffed, the DAs are handcuffed, the courts are handcuffed, and it's because of this law," said Sgt. Amar Gandhi.

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 ...

A man accused of fatally stabbing another man in Fair Oaks over the weekend was released from jail months ago on mental health diversion, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper said offenders have to obtain a diagnosis from a mental health counselor and not a doctor, saying it has become a loophole. "The law was supposed to be a ...

including Sheriff Jim Cooper, right, and District Attorney Thien Ho, center, talk at a town hall in south Sacramento on June 4, 2025, to criticize the state’s mental health diversion law.