El Salvador targets children for gang attacks, human rights group says
MEXICO CITY – Thousands of poor children in El Salvador have suffered arbitrary detention, torture and other abuses as part…
Prison
How the prison-set film 'Sing Sing' captures the magic of acting
The new film “Sing Sing” is set in the eponymous maximum-security penitentiary, a gray, gothic structure in upstate New York…
Fashion Island murder suspect did not receive jail time in previous case
The alleged ringleader of an armed robbery gang accused of killing a New Zealand tourist last week outside Newport Beach's…
Raúl Mondesi is free after serving almost 7 years of house arrest
Raúl Mondesi is a free man. The former Dodgers outfielder had been under house arrest since a 2017 conviction for…
California's workplace heat rules are a cruel exception
A state board recently voted unanimously to create long-awaited indoor heating standards for California workers. After a final legal review,…
He stole millions from a mentally ill Malibu doctor. He will now spend almost 16 years in prison.
A Fresno hairstylist will spend nearly 16 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from a mentally ill doctor…
California man faces life in prison for shooting death of 13-year-old boy
A Santa Ana man faces the possibility of life in prison after Orange County prosecutors said he shot two 13-year-old…
'Chesapeake Bandits' member sentenced to prison for armored car robbery
A Los Angeles man who acted as a lookout during the armed robbery of an armored truck was sentenced Friday…
Five arrested in alleged Medicare fraud over 'fake hospices'
Federal officials announced that five people were arrested this week in Los Angeles for an alleged scheme to defraud the…
Former deputy sentenced to 40 years in prison for serial sexual predator
A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing four girls.…