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California releases some incarcerated individuals doing time for murder. Advocates push to free more
Terebea Williams was 22 when she shot her boyfriend, drove 750 miles with him bleeding in the trunk of his own car, and then dragged him...
California law bans for-profit, private prisons, including immigration detention centers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that would eliminate private, for-profit prisons, including those used for...
He was a Yale graduate, Wall Street banker and entrepreneur. Today he's homeless in Los Angeles
Los Angeles (CNN) Shawn Pleasants has the kind of resume that would attract the attention of any job recruiter: high school...
$1.7-billion jail project could be scrapped by L.A. County to focus on mental health
The Board of Supervisors might cancel a $1.7-billion contract to replace the dungeon-like Men’s Central Jail downtown amid growing unease...
Jay-Z joins cannabis company Caliva as chief brand strategist
San Francisco (CNN Business)You can't knock the hustle: Jay-Z is joining the cannabis industry. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter — billionaire...
Beverly Hills becomes first U.S. city to ban tobacco sales
The Beverly Hills City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to make it the first U.S. city to ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars,...
California is paying inmates $1 an hour to fight wildfires
California is currently suffering from several devastating and deadly fires. The Camp Fire in Butte County, California, has killed at...
Suspect in Navy Sailor's Murder Involved in Another Shooting Minutes Before
The suspect identified Sunday in the murder of an active duty Navy sailor in Mountain View on Saturday was also involved another shooting...
Actor Darris Love Arrested at Gunpoint, Detained for Hours After Being Mistaken for a Burglary Suspe
A black actor believes that his arrest and subsequent hours long detainment were a result of racial profiling after cops mistook him for...
