Keri Blakinger
Reporter: LA Times. Author: Corrections in Ink. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
They were wrongfully convicted as teens. Now L.A. County is paying them $24 millionwww.latimes.com L.A. County will pay $27 million to settle shooting, wrongful conviction lawsuits against Sheriff’s Department
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Hepatitis A scare at Men's Central Jail led to more than 1,500 vaccinationswww.latimes.com An ailing inmate worker in the kitchen at Men’s Central Jail unwittingly exposed thousands of detainees to hepatitis A before medical staff discovered what was wrong with him, triggering a vaccination...
Semifinalists for the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting | Shorenstein Centershorensteincenter.org Our judging committee was tasked with reviewing over 170 entries for this year’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. The following semifinalists are among the top 30 entries that our judges d...
In prison, the Super Bowl is the best holidaywww.houstonchronicle.com On every other day, it's easy to think about what you're missing. But the Super Bowl is...
'Do Not Rehire': Panel finds Villanueva violated county discrimination, harassment policieswww.latimes.com Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva should be deemed ineligible for rehire because he discriminated against Inspector General Max Huntsman, according records from a county oversight panel obtained by The Times.
Petition seeks to decertify Undersheriff April Tardy for alleged dishonestywww.latimes.com An L.A. attorney is asking the state to decertify Undersheriff April Tardy over inconsistencies in her testimony about deputy gangs.
2nd former L.A. deputy sentenced to federal prison for abducting Compton skateboarderwww.latimes.com Christopher Hernandez received an 18-month sentence for conspiring to violate the civil rights of a 23-year-old man who yelled at him and his ex-partner to stop picking on a group of teens at a park.
Lancaster deputy involved in WinCo incident arrested after domestic violence allegationwww.latimes.com Deputy Trevor Kirk was arrested last week and accused of spousal abuse, months after a controversial use-of-force incident in a WinCo parking lot.
L.A. County to pay $1.75 million to woman who alleged illegal cavity searches by sheriff's deputieswww.latimes.com Leticia Sanchez will receive a $1.75-million settlement after alleging L.A. County sheriff's deputies wounded her during cavity searches in 2017.
A bowling alley, a boozy fight and allegations of a new deputy gang in Los Angeleswww.latimes.com Four L.A. County sheriff's deputies were fired and others were disciplined after a dispute involving members of a gang known as the Industry Indians.
A bowling alley, a boozy fight and allegations of a new deputy gang in Los Angeleswww.latimes.com Four L.A. County sheriff's deputies were fired and others were disciplined after a dispute involving members of a gang known as the Industry Indians.