A man and woman were arrested in what authorities said was a thwarted attempt to send narcotics to inmates in the Los Angeles ...

L.A. County courts are dealing with a big problem - getting accused inmates to their scheduled court appearances.

L.A. County's supervisors called on the Sheriff's Department to implement new health and safety measures after 10 inmate ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna responded to concerns after the county's jail system recorded 10 in-custody deaths so far this year.

Tennel Crook remembers when her 19-year-old son Kamren Nettles called her from Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles to describe dismal living conditions: smeared feces, rats scampering around, ...

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At least 9 people have died this year in L.A. County jails, according to a motion introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn.

Ten people have already died in Los Angeles County’s jails since the start of the year, putting the average at one death every five days and well ahead of the total by this time last year. Th county ...

Reforms would increase security screenings and safety checks, better monitor surveillance cameras and improve access to drug ...