Inmate deaths and grim conditions in L.A. County jails prompt state lawsuit

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Monday against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over a recent ...

Jail watchdog that exposed grim conditions faces elimination under L.A. County plan

The Sybil Brand Commission, which has documented substandard L.A. County jail conditions for decades, would cease to exist if ...

Former Orange County deputy pleads guilty to sexually assaulting inmates

A former Orange County deputy must register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two female inmates ...

Are closing California prisons a solution for county jail crisis? Some prison guards think so.

Some correctional officers at the prison in Norco are trying to keep the California Rehabilitation Center open by presenting ...
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California sues Los Angeles County over ‘inhumane’ conditions in its jail system

Citing “inhumane conditions” and a “shocking rate of deaths,” Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced that the state is suing Los Angeles County over conditions in its jail system. “We can’t ...

Corrections officers at Norco prison make plea to state to keep it open

Correctional officers at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco are writing to Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta asking to keep the ...

California sues Los Angeles County over ‘inhumane’ conditions in its jail system

Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said his department is working to comply with multiple settlement agreements related to jail conditions and with the California Department of Justice. “Despite ongoing ...