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Ex-deputy says L.A. County fired him for ‘optics’ after he was involved in a controversial 2022 scuffle with a Black woman in Palmdale.
Cameras inside the Men’s Central Jail were shut off for maintenance when inmates stabbed one deputy in the head and attacked others on Sunday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and sources inside the agency.
L.A. County is considering a hiring freeze as the government’s $45-billion budget faces pressure from wildfires, sex abuse lawsuits and a White House threatening to slash funds.
Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; 2 U.S. senators want hearing
Federal prison worker raises concerns about ‘inhumane’ situation for detained migrants.
Deputy Andrew Rodriguez originally won $8.1 million in 2019, but last week the case was dismissed during a retrial.
By midafternoon, it appeared that the operation — if indeed one had been launched — had not been anywhere near as widespread as many had predicted.
Sean Kennedy — a member of the oversight commission since its inception — told The Times of his decision after the latest twist in the case of Diana Teran, a former top advisor to George Gascón, who faces six felony charges.
The Trump administration appears to be considering sending immigrants facing deportation to FCI Dublin, a former federal prison in the Bay Area that was closed after a sexual assault scandal, according to records reviewed by The Times.
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates are still haunted by the what-ifs.
The amount the county paid to outside attorneys rose 18% from the previous year to $75 million — nearly double what the county spent four years ago.
