L.A. County hit with record number of lawsuits amid flood of child sex abuse claims
The amount the county paid to outside attorneys rose 18% from the previous year to $75 million — nearly double what the ...
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Durango to manage municipal inmates itself for foreseeable future
After failing to force the La Plata County Jail to accept municipal inmates with a court order, the city of Durango will manage people sentenced on municipal charges itself. Durango City Council ...
Castaic jail complex in wildfire evacuation zone; officials plan to shelter in place
The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's Department has struggled with a shortage of buses to transport inmates.
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Durango to drop jail lawsuits against sheriff, La Plata commissioners
The city of Durango is dropping its lawsuits against La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith and the La Plata County Board of ...
Ventura County jail inmate arrested for elder abuse dies during hospital stay
Officials announced Wednesday that an inmate of the Ventura County’s jail system died during a hospital stay in January. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said the man, identified as 69-year-old ...
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BREAKING: Female inmate indicted for murder in fentanyl overdose death of prisoner
The grand jury has indicted Michelle Lee Cormier, 44, a Jefferson County Jail Inmate, for Murder in the fentanyl overdose ...