Criminal Justice

As California prisons face ‘wave’ of sex assault lawsuits, new audit highlights slow discipline

Incarcerated women have accused at least 83 California correctional officers of sex assault in lawsuits that are playing out around the state.

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11 additional LA County workers charged for alleged unemployment benefits fraud

Charges of felony grand theft were unveiled yesterday by the L.A. County's District Attorney's Office against 11 county employees, following a similar announcement in October.

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Highest number of anti-Black hate crimes reported last year in LA County, report says

L.A. County's annual Hate Crime Report found 345 anti-Black crimes recorded in 2024 — the highest number since the commission started reporting on hate crimes in 1980.

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LA sheriff's deputies to start wearing body-worn cameras to county jails

The Sheriff's Department has faced scandals over jail conditions in the past.

Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to 30 months in prison

Salvador Plasencia was sentenced to federal prison for his role in the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry.

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State Bar found LA attorney faked an ICE investigation in string of scams. He's facing disbarment

Immigration experts say people navigating complex immigration laws are especially vulnerable to misconduct. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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4 dead and 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in Stockton, California

Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff's officials said Saturday.

Long Beach will penalize people for promoting street races, car sideshows

The Long Beach City Council says these exhibitions are an outstanding danger to the public and a nuisance to neighborhoods.

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LA County DA asks for charges to be dropped against Torrance police officers in 2018 fatal shooting

DA Nathan Hochman argued in court documents that prosecutors can’t meet the legal standard of proof needed for the officers to be convicted of a crime.