Deputies in L.A. County jails to be equipped with body-worn cameras

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has agreed to outfit the deputies that run its jails with thousands of body-worn ...
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CA jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement for violent inmates: Movies, extra cookies and radio access

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- An inmate in solitary confinement at a California jail was refusing to leave his cell. The jailers' usual response: Send an "extraction team" of corrections officers to ...
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3 convicted murderers suspected of killing fellow inmate at California prison

Three inmates serving life sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison are accused of killing another prisoner during an attack ...

Mother, infant hide during attempted burglary; man arrested in South Monterey County

A Pacoima man was arrested Tuesday after a botched home burglary in the Bradley area.The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office ...

Supervisor’s proposal could make county jails much safer

Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe’s proposal for an Office of Inspector General will provide independent oversight of the ...