Inside Man: A Jailer Turns Informant
James Sexton thinks Operation Pandora’s Box is behind him. When he reports a superior officer for misconduct, he is branded a snitch and treated as a pariah. Ostracized and scared, he does what he onc...
30 Sep 202528min
Gunning Up: L.A. County’s Top Cop Versus the Feds
When Lee Baca took over the LA County Sheriff’s Department in 1998, he inherited a scandal-plagued agency. He built a reputation as a progressive reformer, and his jail-education programs were celebra...
23 Sep 202526min
The Ghost: An Inmate Disappears in L.A. County Jail
After an inmate sucker-punches James Sexton, he defies the jail’s unwritten rules by failing to exact violent retribution, and finds himself ostracized by his peers. But he becomes an expert in the an...
16 Sep 202530min
The Dungeon: Inside Men’s Central Jail
A young FBI agent named Leah Marx arrives in Los Angeles and receives a tip in 2010 about brutal conditions at Men’s Central Jail downtown. Such complaints have gone nowhere for years, since they pit ...
9 Sep 202530min
Introducing Pandora's Box: The Fall of L.A.'s Sheriff
Pandora’s Box: The Fall of L.A.’s Sheriff is a six-part podcast exploring the crisis that toppled one of the country’s most prominent lawmen, Lee Baca. Rising from humble beginnings, he presented hims...
26 Aug 20252min
Featuring: The Trials of Frank Carson, Episode 8 Bonus
In this special feature bonus episode, our host Christopher Goffard is joined by his editor, Steve Clow to discuss the aftermath of the case.
19 Aug 202525min
Featuring: The Trials of Frank Carson, Episode 8
In this featured episode, The fates of Frank Carson and his co-defendants are decided, and jurors explain their reasoning. An interview with the state’s star witness, now out of lockup, raises troubli...
12 Aug 202554min
Featuring: The Trials of Frank Carson, Episode 7 Bonus
In this special feature bonus episode, our host Christopher Goffard is joined by his editor, Steve Clow, to examine the evidence against Carson and his co-defendants as the longest California criminal...
5 Aug 202523min
