Tulare County Suicide Prevention Task Force The suicide prevention task force provides training, activities, and education to increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of suicide risk as well ...

Lt. Buddy Hirayama sagged into his desk chair after a busy morning on his first day leading Tulare County's jail system. A call crackled across his radio: “Man down. Unresponsive.” Hirayama ...

Lt. Buddy Hirayama stands in front of the main gate of the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility on Oct. 10, 2023. Last year, the Tulare County jail set a record of eight inmate deaths in their ...