L.A. County leaders push new safety measures inside jails amid rising inmate deaths

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

New California law will stop sheriffs from medically examining deaths in their own jails

Many jail deaths are preventable. To reduce bias and coverups, independent doctors will investigate deaths in custody, starting in 2027.

Ex-California prison lieutenant arrested for smuggling contraband in six-figure scheme

A former California correctional lieutenant, Matthew L. Madsen, was arrested on federal charges alleging he smuggled ...
NBC Bay Area

California County Jails House 1,100 Long-Term Inmates

California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth in that population ...
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California promised accountability for inmate deaths in jails. A year later, no results.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by David Myers is a former commander and 33-year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff’s ...

Newsom unveils major transformation at infamous California prison

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday unveiled a new transformation at the infamous San Quentin prison in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Quentin Learning Center, an education and job training center to ...
East Bay Times

Opinion: California promised accountability for inmate deaths in jails. A year later, no results.

California promised accountability for jail deaths. What it delivered was another failure dressed up as reform. Senate Bill 519, authored by then-Senator Toni Atkins, was sold as a turning point. A ...