SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- The mayor of San Jose is calling for the resignation of the Santa Clara County Sheriff.
Mayor Sam Liccardo is speaking on the resignation call at 11:30 a.m. Monday.
Sheriff Laurie Smith has been in office for 23 years. The mayor cites concerns such as a criminal bribery investigation in which a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s captain was indicted last year.
Also during her tenure, Liccardo in a press release points to cases of "repeated severe beatings of inmates resulting in death and serious injury." Three Santa Clara County jail guards have been sentenced for the death of Michael Tyree, an inmate who died Aug. 26, 2015.
This story will be updated. Watch Liccardo's press conference on KRONon.
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