A Child’s Death in L.A. Elicits More Questions than Answers Los Angeles County, home to the...
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Warning Signs Los Angeles Missed That Allowed the LA County Sheriff’s Department to Spin Out of Control
If We Could Do It Over Again Right before former Los Angeles County sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison
Leroy Baca is sentenced. “Alzheimer’s disease is not a get out of jail card,”...
The Serious Business of Sentencing the Longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff
Sentencing the Sheriff At 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 12, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will...
Supervisors Vote to Indemnify LASD Members Involved in Jail Beating
Supes vote to pay punitive damages owed by deputies and a captain involved in a jail abuse case...
DCFS Unit Never Distributed $70,000 in Toys to Foster Kids and Mishandled Other Donations
LA County’s Children’s Trust Fund Unit (CTFU) failed to distribute $70,000 worth of...
Hefty Traffic Tickets Lead to Suspended Licenses, Lost Jobs, and Even Lock-up for Poor and Minority Californians
California traffic courts frequently suspend driver’s licenses of those who are unable to pay...
Los Angeles County’s Youth Probation Camps Have a Problem With Graduating Kids (But It’s Not What you Think)
Kids in LA County’s Youth Probation Camps Are Proud of Their Diplomas So, how do we help them...
LA Sheriff’s Deputy Gets $1.275 Million in Whistleblower Settlement Involving Paul Tanaka & Expanding Jail Sentences
Refusing Paul Tanaka & the Weird Case of the Magically Lengthening Jail Sentences On...
Bill Aims to Bar Jails Contracting with ICE from Receiving Funds for Expansion
On Monday, the California Senate passed SB 630, a bill that aims to block local jails from...