Rina Palta

A new study found prison inmates who participate in educational or vocational training are 43 percent less likely to return to prison once released.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says the state's prison realignment program, AB 109, is costing his department $18.1 million this year. Read the full report.

Traditionally, the foster care system has struggled with a shortage of homes for older children. Suddenly, there's a need of foster parents for babies and no one is sure why.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced a draw-down to mandatory minimum sentences that send some low-level drug offenders to federal lockups for years.

A new study finds that indigent juvenile defendants assigned private attorneys in L.A. County may be at a disadvantage in court. Officials are beginning to address the issue.

As L.A. County considers building a new jail, reform advocates push alternatives like "split sentencing," where convicts serve some time outside of jail.

The event marked the fifth night that protests have been in seen in Los Angeles over the verdict in the controversial criminal case.

A protest organized by the ANSWER Coalition began at City Hall and moved on to other sites downtown, while Occupy LA planned a "bike bloc" in Leimert Park. No unrest has been reported.

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Tuesday discussed possible replacements for the crumbling Men’s Central Jail in Downtown L.A. Protesters urged them to look at alternatives.

The Los Angeles DA is challenging the release of a Pasadena man who's admitted raping at least 40 women in California, including 25 in Los Angeles.

According to a construction firm, L.A. County's most dire need is proper facilities for its inmates with mental health, substance abuse and medical problems.

Chief Robert Fager asked for public calm after a video showing one of his officers killing a dog generated outrage from across the world.