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The U.S. Labor Department investigated a company it says employed underaged workers as deboners then shipped its product. The company’s lawyer denies it. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to address a rise in jail deaths early in his administration. Since then, fentanyl overdoses and suicides have death rates at historic highs. -
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A new report outlining concerns at Los Padrinos is the latest round of criticism for an embattled probation department. -
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