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The Department of Justice is investigating L.A. County over alleged waits of up to 18 months for gun permits, a case that legal experts say could have far-reaching implications.
His lawyers said he was framed. After nearly 3 decades in prison, he is declared innocent by a judge
An East L.A. man who spent almost three decades in prison for a murder he did not commit has been formally declared innocent.
Overtime costs have ballooned at the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. Last year, deputies worked more than 4.3 million hours of overtime.
West Virginia’s top corrections official led a troubled state agency and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with problems of its own.
An immigrant, combat veteran and Republican, Lt. Oscar Martinez to challenge incumbent sheriff in deep blue L.A. County.
The threat was made electronically via Metro’s public complaint portal and affected roughly 100 crew members working on the C-Line extension in the South Bay, a spokesman said.
Moving defendants from jails to courts is one of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s main responsibilities. For more than half a decade, it’s struggled to get that done, infuriating lawyers, advocates and even judges.
The DOJ said it is likely that wait times for concealed carry permits are “unduly burdening, or effectively denying” 2nd Amendment rights for Angelenos.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department used DNA testing kits for months without realizing they were faulty. An internal investigation has been launched.
State prosecutors found there wasn’t enough evidence to justify charging an L.A. County deputy for the 2023 killing of Christopher Mercurio.
