{"podcast":{"title":"KQED's The California Report","slug":"kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","podcast_index_feed_id":45411,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC5002818583","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/californiareport","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0b75ded0-d35b-11ea-a240-735512c66de6/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_TCR.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1656,"summary":"KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T06:17:18.075312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411"},"episode":{"title":"Jailhouse Stings Happening More Frequently in California","slug":"jailhouse-stings-happening-more-frequently-in-california","published_at":"2026-07-16T14:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/jailhouse-stings-happening-more-frequently-in-california","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","url":"https://next.kqed.org/news/12091298","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC1875225844.mp3","summary":"A law enforcement practice that’s being used in California jails is coming under increasing scrutiny. In what’s known as a “Perkins operation,” undercover agents attempt to elicit confessions from people booked at county jails. The tactic has helped secure hundreds of murder convictions. But critics say they are coercive, can produce false confessions and disproportionately target people of color. Reporter Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters Scorching heat has hit much of California this week. In Southern California, triple digit temperatures were recorded in cities across the region on Wednesday. Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"A law enforcement practice that’s being used in California jails is coming under increasing scrutiny. In what’s known as a “Perkins operation,” undercover…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/episodes/jailhouse-stings-happening-more-frequently-in-california/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/jailhouse-stings-happening-more-frequently-in-california.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}