85 people have died in LA County jails since the start of 2023.

How are people dying? Los Angeles County has not yet publicly issued causes of death for everyone who has died in county jails in recent months. And even once even once autopsy reports are finalized, they don’t tell the whole story. When the coroner rules that a death is the result of “natural causes,” jail conditions can still be to blame. Researc ...

Understand your rights before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of an arrest.

Every five seconds, police arrest someone in the United States. That’s about 7 million arrests, most of which are for low-level, nonviolent offenses. Black and Latinx people make up a disproportionately high percentage of those totals. This guide of Vera-verified information and resources was created to help people understand their rights before a ...