San Diego Sheriff’s Department

Rifles and shotguns will be exchanged for a $100 gift card, while those surrendering assault weapons or ghost guns will receive $200 in gift cards

A department spokesman said the dogs will be available for service with law-enforcement agencies throughout San Diego County.

When the new screening process is implemented, all jail employees and contractors will be subject to random screenings for drugs and contraband.

An inmate in the custody of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has died at Tri-City Hospital, authorities said Sunday.

A man who was found unresponsive in his jail cell died at UCSD Medical Center, becoming the second in-custody death in three days, the Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday.