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Day Laborers and Community Members Demand Removal of Anti-Loitering Devices at Home Depot
Rosalind Jones
The devices Home Depot installed in their parking lot emit a damaging, high-pitched sound that leaves those exposed feeling nauseous, dizzy, and unstable.
Hope Sprouts in California Prisons as Racial Justice Act Is Strengthened
Timothy Peoples
The newest phase will remove hurdles to proving instances of racial discrimination in criminal justice.
From a Clothing Store To A Community Food Bank
Stephanie Cher
Alma’s Closet continues providing aid to families affected by ongoing ICE raids.
Fighting Hunger in November
Cristabell Fierros
When SNAP benefits were threatened, L.A. Care Health Plan, Food Forward, and the YMCA teamed up to bring food relief to LA County residents.
LA County to Pay the Largest Sexual Abuse Legal Settlement in US History
Rosalind Jones
The total amount hovers near $5 billion and indicates a dark history of violence within the County’s juvenile justice system.
From The Ashes
Rosalind Jones
After the Eaton Canyon Fire devastated Altadena, community care burned brighter than ever

LASD Records

Databases of Known Associates of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Deputy Shootings 1984-Current

Part of Cerise Castle’s A Tradition of Violence and Life Under the Gun: An Analysis of Shootings by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Life Under The Gun

An Analysis of Shootings by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

A Tradition of Violence

The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

The Protected Class

An examination of the first documented gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

La clase protegida

Una examinación de las primeras pandillas documentadas en el departamento del sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles

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