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Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, also known as Pitchess Detention Center or simply Pitchess, is an all-male county detention center and correctional facility named in honor of Peter J. Pitchess located directly east of exit 173 off Interstate 5 in the unincorporated community of Castaic in Los Angeles County, California.
Hugo Soto-Martinez is an American labor organizer and politician, currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Soto-Martinez defeated incumbent Mitch O'Farrell in the 2022 general election.
He resigned from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor on the evening of October 10; the chair of the federation's executive board, Thom Davis, said, "The Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor also calls on those elected officials who were present to follow President Herrera's example by immediately resigning as well."
Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week advanced a ...
The federal bureau and fewer than 20 state prison systems have provided some compensation to inmates for these video calls. Video chatting and phone calls have long been available to many inmates ...
In November, a group of inmates and religious leaders sued the county, the Sheriff’s Department, the city and the Los Angeles Police Department, arguing that the bail system in Los Angeles ...
The John Ferraro Council Chamber in 1997. The Los Angeles City Council is guided by the Los Angeles City Charter. The Charter defines the City Council as the city's legislature, with the Mayor of Los Angeles serving as the executive branch of the city's government creating a strong mayor–council government, though the mayor is weaker than in cities such as New York City. [6]
Apr. 6—A nonprofit pushing for better treatment of state prisoners and a noted civil rights attorney have filed a federal lawsuit accusing nearly a dozen Corrections Department employees of ...