L.A. County courts are dealing with a big problem - getting accused inmates to their scheduled court appearances.

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 ...

At least 9 people have died this year in L.A. County jails, according to a motion introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn.

Tennel Crook remembers when her 19-year-old son Kamren Nettles called her from Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles to describe dismal living conditions: smeared feces, rats scampering around, ...

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.

Ten people have already died in Los Angeles County’s jails since the start of the year, putting the average at one death every five days and well ahead of the total by this time last year. Th county ...