A man and woman were arrested in what authorities said was a thwarted attempt to send narcotics to inmates in the Los Angeles ...

L.A. County's supervisors called on the Sheriff's Department to implement new health and safety measures after 10 inmate ...

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 ...

Nine people have died inside L.A. County jails so far this year, an alarming number for the Sheriff's Department as it continues to face a lawsuit from the state over the conditions in local lockups.

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department reports there have been no “substantiated” allegations of rape or sexual ...

Women sit during a Christmas Day event at Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) Both women say it happened in a blind spot in a dark stairwell. There — out ...