Law Enforcement
Riverside County: The deadliest year inside one of America’s deadliest jail systems
The county reported its highest detainee death count in decades, including multiple suicides that reveal deep institutional problems.
New LA police chief’s resistance to Trump deportation plans has little to do with liberal politics
The effort to keep Los Angeles police out of immigration enforcement is neither new nor liberal. It has its roots deep in LAPD’s history, when a very conservative chief headed the department and Jimmy Carter was in the White House.
Fontana police chief defends detectives accused of ‘psychological torture’ of innocent murder suspect
Chief Michael Dorsey said his department is "sorry" for what Thomas Perez Jr. had to endure, but explains that his detectives had reasons for their aggressive tactics.
LA County hopes to speed up youth movement out of Los Padrinos
Los Padrinos has been under scrutiny since it was reopened last year.
Ex-federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman declares victory in L.A. district attorney race
Hochman was quick to say he is not for mass incarceration, something Gascón had accused him of.