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Jun 2010
As far as jails go, the Los Angeles Police Department's gleaming, new Metropolitan Detention Center is about as good as it gets.
The LAPD's new state-of-the-art jail languishes unused. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times / May 4, 2010)...
19
Jun 2010
Many states are acknowledging this year that they have promised pensions they cannot afford and are cutting once-sacrosanct benefits, to appease taxpayers and attack budget deficits.
Illinois raised its retirement age to 67, the highest of...
19
Jun 2010
This city of 65,000 has fought one of the nation's highest crime rates in recent years with an arsenal of high-tech gadgets, from gunshot detection systems to software that can sift and analyze crime data almost instantaneously.
The...
19
Jun 2010
Los Angeles authorites has released raw video of a mob attacking and setting fire to a taxicab after the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
Officials hope the public can identify some of the people seen...