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L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, Prisons
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Crime rates fall in sheriff's patrol areas, report finds
When battling street gangs across Los Angeles County, sheriff's deputies rely too heavily on suppression and not enough on gang intervention, according to a study released Monday. By not doing more to connect with the communities they police, the report...Tags: Gang Activity, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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Military's record on sexual assault: From bad to worse
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Another day, another military sexual assault scandal. On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Arlington, Va., on suspicion of drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army...Tags: Frontline Limited, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, F-bomb Dropping, Sexual Assault
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Sheriff Lee Baca gets another challenger for 2014 race
Another challenger has joined the race to unseat Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Patrick Gomez – a newly retired sheriff’s lieutenant who has twice run for sheriff unsuccessfully – announced his candidacy this week. The three-...
Tags: Politics, Elections, FBI
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The Whitmore family will never grow out of this stage
Prolific character actor James Whitmore appeared in countless films ("The Asphalt Jungle," "The Shawshank Redemption") and TV series ("The Twilight Zone") in his six -decade career, earning Oscar nominations for 1949's "Battleground" and 1975's "Give...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Daniela Ruah, The Shawshank Redemption (movie), Celebrities, The Twilight Zone (tv program)
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Sheriff Baca needs a civilian cop [Blowback]
The Times' editorial Thursday on the dysfunction at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was only half right in concluding that the recent spat between Sheriff Lee Baca and former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka "should serve as a catalyst to speed...
Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Politics, Public Officials, Prisons
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An insider bashes Baca
Paul Tanaka was once a trusted aide to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and, in the view of many department critics, the real power behind the badge. But earlier this year, Tanaka was forced out of his job, and now, in a jaw-dropping interview with The...
Tags: FBI, Prisons
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New sheriff in town? Not often in L.A. County
Here they go again. The man L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca pushed out is pushing back. In my colleague Robert Faturechi’s exclusive interview, Paul Tanaka, the former undersheriff who has himself been accused of fostering jailhouse abuse, now says...
Tags: Politics, Elections, FBI
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Top Baca aide, pushed to quit, offers harsh appraisal of sheriff
Paul Tanaka, the Los Angeles County undersheriff accused of fostering a culture of jailhouse abuse, offered a searing critique of his boss Sheriff Lee Baca, calling him a confused and erratic leader who cares more about politics than public safety. In...
Tags: Employment Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Business Enterprises, Justice System
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Letters: A little more light on jails
Re "An insider bashes Baca," Editorial, May 2 We strongly agree with The Times that recent news about Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's mismanagement of the jails should push the Board of Supervisors to hire an independent inspector general to...Tags: Politics, Elections, Alzheimer's Disease, Prisons, American Civil Liberties Union
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L.A. Now Live: Ousted undersheriff critical of Baca, department
Times reporter Robert Faturechi will join L.A. Now Live on Wednesday at 9 a.m. to discuss his latest story on L.A. County's embattled Sheriff's Department: an exclusive interview with Paul Tanaka, the department's second in command. Weeks after...
Tags: FBI, Prisons
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Garcetti edges ahead of Greuel in mayoral fundraising
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti has edged ahead of opponent Wendy Greuel in fund-raising for the May 21 runoff contest, raising $1.27 million during the 4 1/2 weeks that followed the March 5 primary election. The haul means that Garcetti has...
Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Carmen Trutanich, Elections, Eric Garcetti
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