L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to step in and conduct a review of jail conditions after 10 inmate deaths in less than three months.

While California’s statewide jail population has declined in recent years, the number of people dying in jails has increased. Too many of these deaths are preventable — including suicides, drug ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by David Myers is a former commander and 33-year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff’s ...

California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth in that population ...

A state office created in 2024 to scrutinize local investigations into jail deaths has yet to complete a single review of the more than 150 people who have died in custody in California’s county jails ...

David Myers is a former commander and 33-year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. California promised accountability for jail deaths. What it delivered was another failure dressed up ...

California promised accountability for jail deaths. What it delivered was another failure dressed up as reform. Senate Bill 519, authored by then-Senator Toni Atkins, was sold as a turning point. A ...