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The closure of Los Angeles County’s Men’s Central Jail will be a herculean task, requiring numerous steps over time to empty the jail population, including total cooperation from multiple county ...

Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water ...

In his nearly 15 years in LA, Archbishop Gomez has spent most Christmas mornings celebrating Mass with inmates at Men’s ...

LA County Jail is so nasty that one former inmate says it makes you -nostalgic for prison.- Five inmate killings in the past seven months have focused a spotlight on LA-s overcrowded jails. District ...

An inmate at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles died Tuesday morning, prompting a homicide investigation. The man's death was reported around 5 a.m. at the jail on Bauchet Street. Stream Los ...

The parents of a man who died by suicide while inside Los Angeles County jail said Thursday that they have new evidence that shows deputies failed to check on him while they were watching videos and ...

Female inmates at the Los Angeles County jail celebrated Christmas Day mass with LA County Sheriff Robert Luna and Archbishop Jose Gomez Thursday. The mass was held at the Century Regional Detention ...

Celia Banos calls her son, Jhean, a born musician. Ever since he was a little boy, Jhean loved music. He learned the guitar, and after high school, he played in a band called The Parallels. At the age ...