law enforcement

Perkins operations have helped resolve some of California's toughest cases. Despite recent scrutiny, they remain valuable and effective when done correctly.

Counties pay out millions for lawsuits after jail deaths, but sheriffs run the jails. A bill awaits Newsom's signature that could alter that balance of power.

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support in the Legislature.

Perkins operations are an undercover law enforcement tactic that officers use to elicit information from unknowing criminal suspects. California may limit their use against certain people under 26.

California police and firefighters will be able to retire earlier and earn more generous pensions under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s potentially expensive and government agencies are urging him to veto it.

Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves following reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making moves to buy and use them.

A new report from the California Department of Justice adds to concerning pattern documented in previous reporting by The Trace.

As thousands are deported, San Diego County supervisors banned ICE from their firing range. “Providing training grounds for Trump's deportation force is a slap in the face.”

A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at California correctional facilities.

The warrantless arrests have been a key feature of the government's mass deportation efforts.