Lawmakers target looters in wake of arrests in Los Angeles-area burn zones
California lawmakers are proposing tougher penalties on looting and other opportunistic crimes during disasters after more ...
California teenager sentenced for nationwide swatting spree, including two Florida incidents
Alan Filion, an 18-year-old from California, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for making over 375 swatting ...
Teen gets 4 years in prison for Sanford mosque threat and nationwide swatting spree
Alan Winston Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California was sentenced to 4 years in prison for making the threat in May 2023 ...
California’s Untapped Pool of Firefighters
Prison inmates help with this dangerous work but can’t do it after their release.
Teen sentenced to 48 months in prison in nationwide swatting spree
A California teenager was sentenced to 48 months in prison on Tuesday following a series of interstate threats to injure ...
People are getting arrested under California’s new tough-on-crime law. Some counties aren’t ready
A key part of California's Proposition 36 promised to direct people convicted of certain drug crimes to treatment. Counties ...
California lawmakers want tougher penalties for looting and first responder shams
AB 469 seeks to close loopholes and strengthen sentences for looting and fake first responders in disaster zones.
A look at the debated diversion program for defendants with mental disorders
A treatment program is available in California for people with a mental illness who have committed a crime, rather than jail or prison. But is it working? Here are the pros and cons.