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One prosecuted a man shot by an ICE officer in South L.A. The other missed court deadlines in another man's detention case.
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Supervisors passed a motion to look at creating facilities to house incarcerated people with severe mental health care needs.
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A bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would make the most wide-ranging changes to solitary confinement in the nation.
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A Sheriff's sergeant and captain both made the claim that they were followed after giving public testimony last month, according to the lawyer leading the gang inquiry.
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Frank Stoltze, our civics and democracy correspondent, looks at Villanueva’s tenure as sheriff and asks: How could someone who ran as a progressive reformer end up as a darling of Fox News?
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“Red flag” laws have been slow to take off in many places, but San Diego’s program shows how advocates hope gun violence restraining orders can be used to prevent tragedy.
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Judge William Ryan wants to know why the Sheriff's Department sought a search warrant from Judge Craig Richman after a different judge ruled earlier this month that a Special Master was needed.
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A bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would force prosecutors to seek a judge’s approval to introduce rap lyrics to a jury.
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Supervisors also voted to create buffer zones between gun stores and areas like schools and parks, along with more regulations for stores selling weapons.
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The civil rights organization cites detainees chained to chairs for days in filthy conditions with no access to toilets, among other abuses.
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Correctional health workers and incarcerated people are dealing with a myriad of recent health and safety issues that have shut down in-person visitation at the jail.
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A new report from a prisoners’ advocacy group finds Kings and Shasta counties have the state’s highest rates of residents incarcerated for crimes.
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“They leave dead rats in front of people’s homes or in backyards,” the deputy told the Civilian Oversight Commission during its fifth hearing on deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
