California
A settlement bans U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from leaning on private contractors to arrest immigrants at state prisons and jails.
July 12, 2022
Politi-Cal
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July 10, 2012
March 22, 2012
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has quietly begun distributing condoms to gay inmates at its downtown jail, joining just six other jails and prisons in the country in an effort to stop the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Nov. 30, 2001
Archives
“Free the Night Stalker. Re-Elect Rose Bird” read the bumper sticker on the car just in front of me.
May 11, 1986
May 23, 2011
Opinion
Indefinite solitary confinement is a form of torture masquerading as prisoner safety or discipline. AB 2632 would prevent its use in California for more than 15 consecutive days.
Sept. 27, 2022
Some inmates hope COVID-19 vaccination will get them transferred to state prison more quickly. Others are distrustful.
April 28, 2021
Rising crime rates and falling property values, the rallying points of opposition to a proposed 6,191-inmate jail in Gypsum Canyon, may be a myth, according to studies included in an environmental impact report prepared for the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
July 19, 1987
World Now
May 1, 2012