Why was 2023 such a deadly year in Los Angeles County jails? It depends on whom you ask
The inmate population is down, but the death rate in Los Angeles County jails is the highest it's been in at least 15 years. Why?
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The inmate population is down, but the death rate in Los Angeles County jails is the highest it's been in at least 15 years. Why?
The inmate population is down, but the death rate in Los Angeles County jails is the highest it's been in at least 15 years. Why?
The Los Angeles County jail system, the largest in the world, has been experiencing recent increases in in-custody deaths.
With soaring mental illness among unhoused people, Long Beach is scrambling to bolster a mental health system falling far short of the moment.
Across the country, in both conservative and liberal communities, jails seem immune to change.