Criminal Justice

MacArthur Park, once a symbol of Los Angeles, is plagued by drugs. The city is reviving it, but Wilshire Boulevard slashes the park in half.

Atilla Colar in 2023 was convicted on 44 felony charges related to an alleged COVID benefit fraud scheme at a Bay Area parolee rehabilitation program.

Most immigrant detention centers are privately run and shrouded in secrecy. A bill would make records of 911 calls from the centers public.

In May, the California Supreme Court ruled that a suit by public defenders to confront apparent racial bias in death penalty sentencing could proceed.

Giving agencies more time to fill records requests would likely delay families getting details on how their loved ones died in custody.

The California Supreme Court is reviewing convictions that turned on undercover stings in jails known as Perkins operations. Critics say they go too far and risk false confessions.

A deceptive law enforcement practice is proliferating across California jails. As it gains momentum, an increasing number of defendants say they were coerced into self-incrimination.

The California Supreme Court is reviewing convictions that turned on Perkins operations, which are stings orchestrated by police and prosecutors in jails.

The problems with an online California State Bar exam were so profound that test-takers at one point were able to see other people's answers.

Over two decades, political pressure forced California lawmakers to toughen criminal penalties. Now that crime is down, what's next?