With no alternative locations available within the county custody system, closing the jail without overcrowding other facilities is a significant challenge.
Two years after the county approved a plan to close Men's Central Jail, the facility remains open, and the latest set of ideas to close it has sparked criticism.
LOS ANGELES — In 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ambitious two-year plan to close the dungeon-like Men s Central Jail.
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