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Inmates who were ready to walk out of the largest jail in Los Angeles County over the weekend were held behind bars for days longer because of a computer system crash, a report says. Capt.
The Los Angeles County jail is the nation's largest and at least nine inmates have died this year on their watch and in their custody. Last year there were 20 inmate deaths reported, and in ...
Los Angeles police are investigating the death of a male inmate found in his jail cell early Tuesday, authorities said. A 36-year-old man was found dead at 9:52 a.m. in a cell at the LAPD’s ...
Homicide detectives were called to the Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail Wednesday to investigate the death of an inmate, marking the third major incident at the facility in two days. Deputies ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in as many days, a Los Angeles County jail inmate has died while in custody. The sheriff's department says the man died Wednesday night at the ...
LOS ANGELES — Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances ... The LA County Sheriff’s Department currently has only 23 operable ...