The 3,000-inmate California Rehabilitation Center in Riverside County is set to close in fall 2026, continuing a wave of recent correctional facility shutdowns.| Los Angeles Times
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 prisons because of a statewide surge in violence.| Los Angeles Times
At a recent symposium at San Quentin prison, a group of district attorneys from across California met with inmates to talk about the state's model of prison reform.| Los Angeles Times
Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a bittersweet new lease on life.| Los Angeles Times
After nearly 37 years, the family of Randy Church says they feel they might get answers to their brother's unsolved murder.| KBZK News
Protesters, advocates and attorneys say L.A law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons frequently and unnecessarily, causing lasting physical pain and psychological scars. From destroyed hands to shattered faces.| Los Angeles Times
A newly filed lawsuit claims the LAPD has 'a long history … of using excessive force against journalists at protests,' with actions in recent days allegedly causing several injuries.| Los Angeles Times
The new president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Teresa Sánchez-Gordon, is a former L.A. County judge who says her upbringing in an undocumented family gives her a unique perspective on the current challenges facing the LAPD.| Los Angeles Times
Data obtained by The Times show a citywide decrease in calls for help to the LAPD during the months when immigration enforcement ramped up, causing concern about domestic violence and other crimes going unreported.| Los Angeles Times
The deployment of LAPD officers and L.A. County sheriff's deputies in response to protests over federal immigration actions has led to several viral incidents and raised questions about the role of local law enforcement in quelling the unrest.| Los Angeles Times
The last two LAPD training academy classes haven’t included a single a Black graduate, leaving the department far short of diversity goals put in place decades ago to counter discriminatory hiring practices.| Los Angeles Times
Five years after the mass protests of 2020, the LAPD's aggressive handling of demonstrations remains controversial — and costly.| Los Angeles Times
A 26-year-old man died over the weekend after a shooting in northern Bellingham.| www.cascadiadaily.com
A baby died after his mother left him and a sibling, 2, inside a car while she was getting a cosmetic treatment, police say. She's been charged with involuntary manslaughter.| Los Angeles Times
California is one of five states that have tried to restrict guns in all public places.| Los Angeles Times
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that struck down a background check requirement implemented by California on buyers of ammunition for firearms.| Los Angeles Times
Police officers in San Bruno observed a Waymo car making an illegal U-turn. The incident highlights a gray area in law enforcement’s ability to cite robot cars when they violate traffic laws.| Los Angeles Times
The plaintiff says she was turned down from an occupational therapy job after the employer asked questions about her religious exemption for a COVID-19 shot.| Johnson County Post
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers.| Los Angeles Times
A Billings family is distraught after their autistic son's adaptive tricycle was stolen from their garage last week.| KBZK News
The City Council's 11-2 vote to confirm Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief came amid renewed scrutiny of his record on immigration enforcement as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.| Los Angeles Times
The judge's decision brings to a close a criminal case for excessive force that top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli sought to have overturned despite a conviction by a jury.| Los Angeles Times
Uber said that the fine print in its terms of use barred riders from joining mass lawsuits. The 9th Circuit said no way.| Los Angeles Times
In its first 100 days, California has challenged the Trump administration multiple times, while backing other litigants against the federal government in even more cases.| Los Angeles Times
The law he was found guilty of violating was created for racist, xenophobic and misogynistic reasons and has a history of being misused by prosecutors.| Los Angeles Times
When a young man was found dead in a pitch-black tunnel frequented by occultists, the LAPD considered the possibility of ritual sacrifice. But Ronald Baker's murder would eventually be traced to a shockingly sinister deception.| Los Angeles Times
Scammers stole more than $10 million in financial aid last year by fraudulently enrolling in California's community colleges. State and federal officials are working to combat the rising fraud.| Los Angeles Times
Ford Motor Co. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court against a group of attorneys who are part of the so-called "Lemon Law" bar, alleging a lucrative fraud scheme.| Los Angeles Times
Despite years of costly lawsuits, oversight measures and promises by leaders to rein in indiscriminate use of force, the LAPD faces sharp criticism, fresh litigation and questions.| Los Angeles Times
The LAPD chief said in a department-wide message this week that some officers face conflicting feelings of 'loyalty, frustration, fear, or sometimes even shame as the community mistakenly views you as part of something that you are not.'| Los Angeles Times
The department is down hundreds of officers from its 2019 ranks and projects that it will continue to dwindle in fiscal year 2025.| Los Angeles Times
App-based drivers plan to demonstrate in L.A., San Francisco and San Diego on Wednesday as the state continues negotiations with gig economy companies.| Los Angeles Times
Jillian Lauren, an author and the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police say she fired her gun at officers. She was wounded in the shooting.| Los Angeles Times
A Times analysis of police shootings over the past decade found that officers are rarely — if ever — punished for firing bullets that hit or endanger fellow cops and bystanders.| Los Angeles Times
The police video, spliced together from officers’ body-worn cameras and surveillance footage, showed confusion in the moments leading up to the shooting of Jillian Lauren this month.| Los Angeles Times
A decade ago, L.A. County overwhelmingly approved Prop. 47, which turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors. This November, the county overhauled it and supported Nathan Hochman for district attorney.| Los Angeles Times
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we shouldn't return to harmful lock-'em-up policies.| Los Angeles Times
A new spending plan from the governor’s office for the upcoming fiscal year projects a relatively minimal impact to services that support victims of crimes and prisoner reentry, but steeper cuts loom due to the cost of more people serving long prison sentences.| Los Angeles Times
Conservative Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. lambasted the 9th Circuit Court over its decision upholding a judgment for the family of a man killed by police.| Los Angeles Times
California voters passed a tough-on-crime ballot measure and ousted progressive prosecutors, signaling a shift in attitudes around public safety.| Los Angeles Times
California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the diverging outcomes.| Los Angeles Times
This measure asks voters to change parts of Proposition 47, a controversial ballot initiative passed in 2014 that turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors.| Los Angeles Times
In rejecting Proposition 6, voters kept a constitutional provision outlawing slavery except "to punish crime." Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers still have options.| Los Angeles Times
Progressive district attorneys and advocates who claimed the mantle of criminal justice reform were routed on election day in California. But despite the recent defeats, some reform advocates are confident their movement 'doesn’t need a rebrand.'| Los Angeles Times
Voters approved a measure to reverse progressive criminal reform and were positioned to reject propositions that hike the minimum wage and end forced prison labor.| Los Angeles Times
Here's how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl.| Los Angeles Times
Many of California's 10 state propositions are head-scratchers. Some shouldn’t even be on the ballot. Others are worthy of support. Here’s how I finally came down on them, in chronological order:| Los Angeles Times
Before she was the Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris took actions as California attorney general, San Francisco district attorney and courtroom prosecutor that have left lasting impacts on some, for better or worse.| Los Angeles Times
California is reenvisioning prison life, starting with San Quentin, the state's oldest and most notorious prison. Step one is changing the relationship between incarcerated people and their guards.| Los Angeles Times
Amid a tonal shift on crime and punishment across the state, supervisors are rethinking the plan to shutter Men’s Central Jail.| Los Angeles Times
The family of Ricardo 'Ricky' Ramirez Jr. has also called on Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, whose office handles fatal police shootings, to file murder charges against the officer.| Los Angeles Times
The legislators call the ballot measure an ‘expensive’ crime reform that will lead to more incarceration and the over-policing of underserved communities.| Los Angeles Times
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed 10 bills in what he is calling an unprecedented effort to combat escalating retail crimes and car thefts.| Los Angeles Times
Some members of the Black caucus opposed the legislation, saying it would lead to too many people being sent to prison.| Los Angeles Times
