Emily Elena Dugdale
Former Senior Reporter, Criminal Justice
(she/her)
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Politicians joined the families of Rodney King and Latasha Harlins at Florence and Normandie on Friday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 L.A. Uprising. -
Union leaders for fifteen unions in contract negotiations with the county said they are reaching a breaking point
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The program houses people with mental health and other issues, and gives them medical care and therapy. But it’s maxed out its funding, and no new money is on the horizon.
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State Sen. Sydney Kamlager proposed legislation to increase the amount of money someone gets when they leave prison from $200 to nearly $2,600.
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A housing advocate calls the proposed deal "a slap on the wrist" and says the $123 million for affordable housing would only build a few hundred units in a city that needs thousands.
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The department will ask landlords to partially subsidize apartments for police recruits for two years.
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Our sources say that after being transferred from Central Juvenile Hall to Barry J. Nidorf facility in Sylmar, incarcerated youth are left without regular access to outdoor time, education and health care.
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Exactly one year ago, the board received a detailed plan to close the jail within 18 to 24 months. The Justice LA Coalition held a rally outside the Hall of Justice Wednesday to press the supervisors to get the job done.
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The database has information on more than 30,000 police encounters in which someone died over the last 20 years.
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Youths previously under the care of the state would move to campuses in Malibu, Santa Clarita, and Commerce.
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