Los Angeles County officials are reporting significant improvements in wait times and conditions at a county jail facility that has been plagued by a number of issues in recent years.
For the last six months, the Inmate Reception Center at the downtown L.A. jail complex has been in compliance with court requirements that incarcerated people wait no longer than 24 hours in the facility. According to the county Sheriff’s Department, some 120,000 people are processed into and out of the county jail system there each year.
County officials also said the center has improved its cleanliness and the speed at which people with mental health conditions receive treatment and medication…