Police Agencies in New York and Los Angeles Drag Their Feet over Body Camera Footage and Misconduct Records
Efforts to force sunlight into police conduct have been thwarted by noncompliance.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
When Reason Requested the New L.A. Sheriff's Disciplinary Records, the Deputies Union Got an Injunction to Block Us
A newly passed police transparency bill is under attack across the state. The latest tactic: insisting it's not retroactive.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A.'s New Sheriff Rehires Deputy Fired for Alleged Stalking, Abuse
Out with the old cronies. In with the new ones?
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. County's New Blue-Wave Sheriff Is No Friend to Criminal Justice Reform
Alex Villanueva openly wants to get rid of constitutional policing advisors and to conceal names of bad deputies from prosecutors.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. Deputy Faked Evidence—but Was Still Used as a Witness in Criminal Cases for Years
Thanks to California's union-backed secrecy laws, prosecutors and defenders alike don't know about police misconduct.
Cops Try to Shoot a Dog, Kill a Teenager Instead
Sheriff's deputies in LA kill a teen who was trying to restrain a dog they said charged at them "aggressively."
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. County Sheriff Deputies Get Prison Time for Trying to Hide Jail Beating
It's the latest story of abuse at the nation's largest sheriff's department.
L.A. City Council Wants to Send You A Letter When Its License-Plate Readers See Your Car in Certain Neighborhoods
Reckless policy proposed as an anti-prostitution measure.