Emily Elena Dugdale
Former Senior Reporter, Criminal Justice
(she/her)
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After we asked why a ban was still in place, the Sheriff’s Department said it was lifting it “immediately.” -
The vote comes nearly four years after an earlier vote to ban its use — instead the situation got worse.
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Body cam video showed LAPD Officer William Jones Jr. rushing past other officers and opening fire on an assault suspect.
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The retired Long Beach Police Department chief soundly beat incumbent Sheriff Alex Villanueva in the race to lead the country’s largest sheriff’s department.
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In the midst of a “stalled phase out” of pepper spray, L.A. County’s Probation Oversight Commission calls the increased use of the chemical “troubling.”
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Luna, the former Long Beach Police chief promises a “180 degree difference” in how he'll run LASD. Incumbent Alex Villanueva conceded Tuesday.
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In June, a LACBA board member alerted leadership of allegations of bias against women, people of color and non-prosecutors. The organization didn't investigate until we asked about the concerns.
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The racist conversation between three L.A. city councilmembers and a labor executive struck a familiar chord with Black and Afro Latinos struggling to gain political representation.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law bills designed to combat racial discrimination and socioecomic disadvantages in the justice system.
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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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