At least ten people who could not afford to post bail died in Los Angeles jails without having been...
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Fatal shootings: California’s bid to police its police is lagging
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota at police hands, California stepped up with...
VOTE! And, while you wait for election results, watch for a new story on K-9 Spike
Yep. It’s finally arrived. Today is voting day. This means, among other things...
Ray Leyva, LA County’s respected former undersheriff who would have challenged Villanueva, has died
Prior to his diagnosis Leyva was planning to run for sheriff against Alex Villanueva. But it was...
After Months of Uncertainty and Rising Jail Numbers, LA’s Office of Diversion and Reentry Gets Funding for 750 More Beds
For the past year and a half, the Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry’s housing...
“Unconscionable” Jail Conditions Spur LA County Supervisors to Explore Building Locked Mental Health Facilities
On Tuesday, September 13, after hearing about persistent, inhumane conditions at Los Angeles...
Deputy Gangs hearing #6: harassment of witnesses & whistleblowers continues
One of the main themes of last Friday's hearing was the pattern of attempted intimidation and...
Civilian Oversight continues to probe the toxic world of deputy gangs despite Sheriff Villanueva’s “tsunami of obstruction”
It’s been a scandal-filled week for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the...
Is Sheriff’s search of homes of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl & oversight commissioner Patti Giggans part of a pattern? Report says yes.
At approximately 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at...
Where people in prison come from: The geography of mass incarceration in California
by Emily Widra and Felicia Gomez of the Prison Policy Initiative One of the...