California
The Bay Area man was killed last week in a California prison where he’d been serving a life sentence for murdering a close friend, officials said.
Sept. 22, 2024
Gabriel Zendejas Chavez, indicted in an investigation of the Mexican Mafia’s rackets in L.A. County jails, pleaded guilty to a rarely filed charge called ‘misprision of a felony’ in a deal that may spare him prison time.
Sept. 19, 2024
A Carson woman who is accused of attacking a group of teenagers at a local Taco Bell with pepper spray is facing up to six years in state prison.
Sept. 20, 2024
World & Nation
Catastrophic flooding caused by a broken dam brought down the walls of a prison in Nigeria, allowing 281 inmates to escape, correctional officers said.
Sept. 16, 2024
Politics
A new report illustrates widespread failure by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to meet the language access obligations required by federal law and its own rules.
Sept. 9, 2024
An Anaheim man was sentenced to four years in prison in connection with pepper spraying people in Costa Mesa around three years ago, officials said.
Sept. 13, 2024
Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo agreed to host the Nicaraguans while they apply for entry to the United States.
Sept. 5, 2024
Watch L.A.
The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of rape, groping and sexual harrassment by correctional officials in California women’s prisons.
Sept. 4, 2024
The body cavity search Christina Cardenas was subjected to at a correctional facility and hospital in Tehachapi amounted to “state sanctioned torture,” attorney Gloria Allred said.