Shasta’s jail has consistently passed most aspects of state inspections amid a worrying level of deaths. A close look at the state’s standards — and the California board responsible for examining deaths in jails — shows key gaps in oversight.
Criminal Justice
After an ICE agent shot Richard Parias during an arrest, his prolonged detention and alleged medical neglect at Adelanto have left his wife and children facing trauma, fear and financial strain.
MLK50 relied on a list originally compiled by Ed Miller Jr., a Tennessee attorney who reviewed every first-degree murder conviction in Tennessee between 1977 and 2017.
Prosecutors seemed to be targeting people who “can’t fight for their lives because they don’t have money for lawyers,” Shawn’a Hatcher said. “It’s dead wrong.”
The average Tennessee child convicted of felony murder was 16 at the time of the offense, MLK50 found. Some were as young as 12 when charged.
The first in a series about the impact of detention on the mental health of immigrant families.
Allegations of contaminated drinking water come weeks after a federal judge ordered immediate improvements to the immigration detention center
A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.
LA Times is seeking LA County domestic violence/stalking survivors to share restraining order experiences for an investigation into court denials and enforcement failures.
Three mothers shared their stories of being released from jail to live in homes run by LA County. The program is part of a broader effort to divert moms and other vulnerable groups from the jail system.