Robert Garrova

According to the motion, the designation of the space for mental health treatment beds is crucial to the county coming into compliance with two provisions laid out in a federal settlement agreement.

The long-awaited report — still a draft — makes multiple recommendations on how to reduce bad outcomes during traffic stops.

Callers dealing with a psychiatric emergency say they sometimes have to wait hours or even an entire day to get help.

Edward Bronstein died in March 2020 while officers were forcibly taking a blood sample after his detention.

County supervisors agreed Tuesday to find more funding for the Office of Diversion and Reentry.

The site of the former Rockhaven Sanitarium was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 “as one of the best extant examples of an early twentieth century woman-owned, women-serving private sanitarium in the State.”

Recommendations include reconsidering pretext stops and reevaluating the whether its necessary to handcuff severely injured people.

The continued pressure stems from an emergency filing by the ACLU that alleged “abhorrent” conditions at downtown L.A.'s Inmate Reception Center.

It’s yet another case that raises concerns about police response to mental health crises and puts the spotlight on the barriers to mental health care for L.A.’s immigrant community.

Otro caso más genera preocupaciones sobre la respuesta de la policía ante las crisis de salud mental y pone a la vista las barreras que la comunidad inmigrante de Los Ángeles enfrenta para recibir atención especializada.

Jail officials and county-appointed monitors alike say current care in the jails is severely deficient. Coroners' records reviewed by LAist show a jump in suicides inside L.A. County’s downtown jail complex in 2021.

Activists with JusticeLA and other groups are demanding County Supervisors commit to closing MCJ without a replacement by March 2025.