California
Amid a tonal shift on crime and punishment across the state, supervisors are rethinking the plan to shutter Men’s Central Jail.
Aug. 5, 2024
A Men’s Central Jail inmate hung a noose in his cell. Jailers were too busy watching an “explicit video” to intervene, inspectors say.
June 5, 2024
Obituaries
Sybil Stockdale, who organized the wives of American prisoners during the Vietnam War and brought international attention to the torture of POWs by the North Vietnamese, has died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Oct. 15, 2015
Sybil Jason dies at 83; former child star
Aug. 31, 2011
Food
Writer Sybille Bedford’s love of wine
Oct. 5, 2012
Entertainment & Arts
Sybil Christopher, who died last week in New York at 83, was a noted theater producer and the founder of Arthur, a Manhattan hot spot that attracted a ritzy celebrity clientele during the 1960s.
March 14, 2013
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department denies retaliating against Men’s Central Jail inmates after oversight report on fires.
May 2, 2024
One of the things Alissa Moore remembers clearly from her time in prison is how the guards taunted her when she asked for a tampon.
June 2, 2024
Movies
Jessica Lange and Tammy Blanchard star in the remake of the Emmy-winning movie.
June 7, 2008
Sybil Brand, the philanthropist and civic leader for whom the new Los Angeles County jail for women was named in the early 1960s in recognition of her extensive efforts to improve conditions for imprisoned women, has died.
Feb. 19, 2004