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The Trump administration appears to be considering sending immigrants facing deportation to FCI Dublin, a former federal prison in the Bay Area that was closed after a sexual assault scandal, according to records reviewed by The Times.
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates are still haunted by the what-ifs.
The amount the county paid to outside attorneys rose 18% from the previous year to $75 million — nearly double what the county spent four years ago.
For the second time in just over a month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s computer dispatch system crashed on Wednesday evening.
Litigation over a 2018 brawl by alleged members of the Banditos deputy gang from the East L.A sheriff’s station reached a settlement just before the case was to go to a civil trial.
As the Eaton fire raged through Altadena, sheriff’s deputies raced through the darkened streets evacuating residents. Then the fire neared their station, and they had to evacuate, too.
The Department of Justice is planning to investigate and possibly prosecute state and local officials who hinder Trump administration immigration efforts.
The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff’s Department has struggled with a shortage of buses to transport inmates.
A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for some rain to help with firefighting efforts.
The sheriff’s station reopened four days after contamination prompted an OSHA complaint and a closure decision.
