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As California prisons face ‘wave’ of sex assault lawsuits, new audit highlights slow discipline

A new report on discipline in California prisons highlights slow handling of several sex assault cases filed against officers. In lawsuits, women have accused 83 officers of sexual misconduct.

By Nigel Duara • December 9, 2025

Economy

How fear of Trump’s immigration blitz is changing life in California farm towns

Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation during the second Trump administration.

By Nigel Duara • November 24, 2025

Justice

ICE opened a detention center in a former California prison. Detainees are suing over conditions inside

Immigrants in California's newest ICE detention center allege they're experiencing inhumane conditions and that they're not getting access to lawyers. Until recently, the site was a state prison.

By Nigel Duara and Cayla Mihalovich • November 13, 2025

Justice

California Supreme Court strikes down warning on LAPD citizen complaint forms

California adopted criminal penalties for filing false claims against police officers 30 years ago. The state Supreme Court held that the LAPD went too far in advising people about those penalties when they file citizen complaints.

By Nigel Duara • November 10, 2025

Justice

California Supreme Court rejects free speech challenge to LGBT protections in nursing homes

The California Supreme Court upheld a law protecting the rights of LGBT people in nursing homes, including by forbidding employees from misgendering those patients.

By Nigel Duara • November 6, 2025

Justice

For the first time, a California county removed its sheriff over misconduct allegations

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus after allegations of nepotism in her office. It's a rare event in California history in part because sheriffs are elected officials.

By Nigel Duara • October 14, 2025

Justice

California sheriffs and DAs are getting a rare political perk — 6-year terms

The San Mateo County sheriff is in hot water and facing removal. If she hangs on, she'll benefit from a little-noticed California law that changed the dates of local elections.

By Nigel Duara • October 8, 2025

Justice

California law forbids ICE from making arrests at courthouses. Officers are showing up anyway

A California law bans immigration enforcement at courthouses. ICE under the Trump administration is detaining people there, anyway, arguing it's a safe place to apprehend someone.

By Nigel Duara • September 23, 2025

Justice

They were convicted of gang crimes. New California Supreme Court rulings trim their sentences

Two new California Supreme Court rulings sided with prisoners contesting past gang-related charges, decisions that could affect 'three strikes' cases.

By Joe Garcia and Nigel Duara • September 2, 2025

Justice

What it’s like to live through LA’s long deportation summer

There’s a certain beauty in the notes not played. An entire symphony, if you’re listening. The cars not backfiring. The sirens not wailing. The fireworks not erupting in sonic booms that bounce off hills and peal across valleys. This is the consequence of the largest planned deportation in American history. The Trump administration’s goal is […]

By Nigel Duara • August 13, 2025

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