Jason McGahan

Newly released video shows Los Angeles police officers dragging the lifeless body of Jose Mendez moments after the 16-year-old was shot by police in Boyle Heights on February 6. This, and the time stamp on the video, is at odds with the police's earlier report of what happened that night.  ......

Legal advocates have argued for years that private companies hired by the federal government to house prison inmates tend to be understaffed, provide poor medical care, and function with scant oversight. Last week, the Justice Department acquiesced, announcing a plan to end contracts with corporations that house federal prison inmates. “The fact......

A thousand miles away from Sinaloa, Mexico, this sunny stretch of Garfield Avenue storefronts, with its Spanish-language window signs and down-home Mexican eateries, makes Ofelia Almeraz feel at home. The Sinaloa native, who goes by Alexia, is the owner and chief stylist at Alexia’s Nails and Spa in South Gate......

In January 1989, Hector Berrellez reported to Los Angeles, handpicked by the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to get to the bottom of a 4-year-old murder investigation that was a top agency priority. This wasn't just another killing in the seemingly endless bloodshed in the Mexican drug wars;......