Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Deaths jumped 44% from 2024 to 2025 as Proposition 36 brought an older, sicker population into already crowded ...

Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water and other basic supplies in exchange for sexual acts. The Sheriff’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two inmates at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, have accused male deputies of sexual abuse. They are part of a lawsuit with 38 plaintiffs alleging widespread misconduct.

For the first time, a Christmas Day Mass was held on Thursday inside the Century Regional Detention Facility, bringing a message of hope and forgiveness to women spending the holiday behind bars. The ...