The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday directed several county departments to implement changes after at least nine people have died since the start of the year. Why now? At least nine people ...

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 ...

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.