Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County has seven jails under its administration: Men’s Central Jail, Twin Towers Correctional Facility, Century Regional Detention Center, Pitchess Detention Center-East, Pitchess Detention Center-North, Pitchess Detention Center-South, and North County Correctional Facility. LA County has the largest jail system in the nation and had the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the nation. Over the past ten years the average daily population counts have ranged from 14,000 to 18,000 incarcerated people, which means that more than 14,000 people are typically incarcerated in LA county on a given day.

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10.05.2023 • Los Angeles County • Segment
Not the visit guy
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11.15.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
Managed poorly
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11.15.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
We’re still human
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11.15.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
We don’t know
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11.15.2021 • Los Angeles County • Full Story
Call from Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail, November 15, 2021, #99586
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11.15.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
Switch it off
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11.15.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
All we offer
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10.06.2021 • Merced County • Segment
Don’t have access
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10.06.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
Allergic reactions
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10.06.2021 • Los Angeles County • Segment
Doesn’t report it
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