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Meth, death and abuse: Inside the private security forces patrolling California’s homeless

Public agencies are funding private security guards in homeless shelters and on the street, opening a new front in the state’s housing crisis — one ripe for violence and civil rights issues, but ... read more

Is private security endangering those in CA homeless shelters?

The California agency in charge of regulating guards, the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, denied a request from CalMatters to see complaints and reports of violence involving guards ... read more

20-year-old dies in crash after pursuit with SC protective services officer

A man was killed in a crash after a pursuit with the South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services, which provides security for the Statehouse and governor. read more

UC Berkeley parents hire private security, allege university is not doing enough

They also must earn a California “guard card” from the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, requiring them to clear a background check from the California Department of ... read more

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Please note that if you subscribe to one of our Services, you can make choices ... or otherwise address fraud, security, safety or privacy issues. Please see Article 6(1)(f) of the E.U. General ... read more

Investigation of private security services

There used to be a time, not many moons ago, when private security services were few and far ... suspend its operations pending a thorough investigation into the occurrence. Regrettably, it ... read more

The Wackenhut Corporation

Provides security and investigative services, including nuclear site security, police support services, emergency support, and training for the management and security of jails and prisons. read more

Head of Belgian Foreign Affairs Committee says she was hacked by China

Chinese spies hacked the laptop of Els Van Hoof, the chairperson of the Belgian parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in federal Parliament, back in 2021, she told public broadcaster VRT on Thursday. read more

Meth, death and abuse: Inside the private security forces patrolling California’s homeless

The California agency that regulates guards — the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services — denied a CalMatters public records request for complaints and reports of violence involving ... read more

Is private security endangering those in CA homeless shelters?

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. From CalMatters investigative reporter Lauren Hepler ... read more