Facilities · Jail
Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California · capacity 919
Also reported as Santa Clara County Jail; Santa Clara County Main Jail; Santa Clara County jail; Santa Clara County main jail; Santa Clara Main Jail.
13 deaths are recorded here, from 1933 to 2024; 9 by name.
- undetermined 5
- suicide 2
- illness 2
- lynching 2
- staff force 1
- accident 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $3.6 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Name not reported February 4, 2024
- Name not reported April 5, 2022
- Name not reported February 6, 2022
- Izaac Ruben Bermea November 29, 2021
- Isai Lopez October 14, 2018
- Name not reported July 8, 2018
- Vladimir Matyssik November 6, 2015
- Walter Roches September 28, 2015
- Michael Tyree August 27, 2015
- Andrew Martinez May 18, 2006
- Thomas H. Thurmond November 26, 1933
- John Holmes November 26, 1933
- Anthony Aiello Date not reported
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.