Matthew Nickell News Today

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Los Angeles County admitted Wednesday that officials had not complied with an injunction ordering them to clean up the jails, but a visibly annoyed federal

Lawyers for the county admitted Wednesday that officials never fully complied with a court order to clean up Los Angeles jails – but a federal judge gave them two more months before deciding whether to find county officials in contempt of court.

The county remains out of compliance with the settlement’s main requirements: ensuring inmates with serious mental illnesses receive regular treatment, out-of-cell time and safe housing.