LA County Supes Unanimously Call for Independent Oversight of Investigation...
At the start of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas read in — and the rest of the board unanimously approved — an emergency motion meant to...
View ArticleLA County Leaders Answer Demands for a Reimagined 911 and Other Systemic Changes
In the weeks following the start of widespread protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Brionna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other Black Americans killed during encounters with police, law and...
View ArticleLA County Supes Order Plan for Closing Men’s Central Jail Within a Year
In August 2019, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors made the historic decision to cancel a $1.7 billion contract to replace the dangerous and dungeon-like Men’s Central Jail, and to commit that...
View ArticleTwo Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies Shot in Ambush on Saturday Night, Now in...
At around 7 p.m., on Saturday night, two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies, one male and one female, were shot while sitting in their patrol vehicle in Compton, in what appeared from the beginning to be a...
View ArticleCiting Allegations of Misconduct, Retaliation, and Excessive Force, CA...
On Friday, the California Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into whether the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has engaged in unconstitutional policing. Attorney General Xavier...
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Why the death of the LASD K-9 named Spike still matters
Two years ago, on Oct 29, 2020, a K-9 dog who worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department died after being left on a hot day inside a department-owned 2013 Chevy Tahoe, under circumstances...
View ArticleConditions at LA County’s Jail Intake Center Continue to Violate Judge’s...
Last year, conditions at Los Angeles County’s jail intake center reached lows so disturbing that the ACLU filed an emergency motion on September 8, 2022, asking U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson,...
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Planned Office of Diversion and Reentry Expansion Not Enough to Bring LA...
On Tuesday, May 2, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to move the county closer to a goal of having 1,750 new beds to divert people experiencing mental illness...
View ArticleA new lawsuit filed by veterinarian Dr. Yolanda Cassidy once again shines a...
Two and a half years ago, on Oct 29, 2020, a K-9 dog who worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department died after being left on a hot day inside a department-owned 2013 Chevy Tahoe, under...
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LA County Supervisors Call for More Data Collection, Staff Searches, and...
On Tuesday, December 19, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion aimed at reducing overdose deaths in LA County jails. In their motion, Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn...
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