California lawmakers are pushing to create more oversight at women's prisons, which face thousands of sexual misconduct and assault complaints.

SACRAMENTO — An unprecedented $4 billion settlement over child sexual abuse claims that Los Angeles County announced Friday ...

There are 91 cases filed in California counties, including Stanislaus, Fresno, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and San Luis Obispo.

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The plaintiffs were able to sue because of a California law that took effect ... a countywide hotline for reporting child sexual abuse allegations against county employees and developing a system ...

Garcia Aquino was also the subject of an LAPD investigation into the suspected sexual assault of a minor in 2022, but was never charged because the alleged victim declined to testify against him ...

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private ...

A new budget request would allow the Office of the Inspector General to monitor 350 of an estimated 2,400 staff sexual ...

The complaints detail sexual abuse with various power dynamics ... The Union Tribune reported that none of the recent California lawsuits included specific allegations of misuse of the helpline ...