A new Mental Health Assessment Area has been added to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Inmate Reception Center downtown, part of an effort to strengthen care and improve efficiency for ...

A new Mental Health Assessment Area has been added to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Inmate Reception Center downtown, part of an effort to strengthen care and improve efficiency for ...

Two frustrated women’s advocacy groups have launched a billboard truck campaign across California, demanding attention to concerning rise in trans prisoners raping women. The campaign, organized ...

A bill was introduced Wednesday by Colorado lawmakers – including Durango-based House District 59 Rep. Katie Stewart – meant to address gaps in jail safety policies that have allowed sexual violence ...

Prolonged detention has become more common in President Trump’s second term, at least partly because a new policy generally ...

On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at a local hospital. The 31-year-old inmate, Dennis Gomez, was remanded by the courts to ...

Inmates across the country have died or been hospitalized due to hypothermia. Climate change is poised to make winter in ...

The following people have recently been booked into the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in ...

Los Angeles’ rampant crime issues trace back to a tiny fraction of criminals, but jam-packed jails and soft laws are leading ...

Three inmates are suspected to be involved in the homicide of Wilbert Lucero, who was serving a life sentence for attempted ...