During the winter of 1940, when its jail was a single building with fewer than 2,000 inmates, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled out all the stops. The Salvation Army led hymns ...

Two federal lawmakers want outgoing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch an investigation into a video that purportedly shows Los Angeles County ... a handcuffed jail inmate head ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna greeted the impromptu performance — which came after 150 inmates packed the pews for jail’s traditional Christmas Day service — with hearty applause ...