Twenty-one people have died in Los Angeles County jails since June 1. Their deaths bring the total number of people who have died while in the custody of the nation’s largest jail system this year to 39—an average of almost one death every week. That staggering number far exceeds that of New York…
Plug for a podcast that I think does important work (not affiliated):
A Tradition of Violence (apple)
A Tradition of Violence (Spotify)
It’s reporting on sheriff-gangs in LA. Horrible corruption.
Also, see Posse Comitatus (substack) by Jennifer Pishko for a look at far right sheriffs nationwide.