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A judge on Monday denied a motion from L.A. County's attorney that could have led the case to dismissal.
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The action came just a few weeks away from a hearing in which a federal judge is slated to decide whether the county is in contempt of court for failing to improve conditions at the jail complex downtown.
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The Board of State and Community Corrections voted to give the county 60 days to shut down Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar and Central Juvenile Hall in Boyle Heights after continued failure to comply with safety, staffing and several other requirements.
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After delaying the vote for two months, the Los Angeles City Council accepted a donated four-legged robot dog from the L.A. Police Foundation. Dozens of people and one councilmember spoke out against the robot.
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A 2021 state law took investigations into California police shootings out of the hands of local cops. Now, some families say the new system is agonizing in its own way.
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Judge Lawrence Riff seemed to agree that requiring cash bail from jailed people who have not been arraigned discriminates against poor people.
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According to the motion, the designation of the space for mental health treatment beds is crucial to the county coming into compliance with two provisions laid out in a federal settlement agreement.
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The long-awaited report — still a draft — makes multiple recommendations on how to reduce bad outcomes during traffic stops.
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Edward Bronstein died in March 2020 while officers were forcibly taking a blood sample after his detention.
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After four months of trial, a jury has convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and other members of the far-right club of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6, 2021.
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County supervisors agreed Tuesday to find more funding for the Office of Diversion and Reentry.
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The LAPD assigned as many as 95 officers to handle protests over the release of a secret audio recording of councilmembers making racist remarks.
