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LASD • Los Angeles County Sheriff

Citing Allegations of Misconduct, Retaliation, and Excessive Force, CA Attorney General Announces Civil Rights Investigation Into LASD

January 22, 2021
COVID-19 & Justice

Added to Fears of Getting the Virus, Some Incarcerated People Find COVID-19 Extends Their Prison Sentences

January 21, 2021
Reform at the LA DA's Office

Prosecutors From All Over U.S. Support District Attorney Gascón Against Attempt to Shut Down LA DA’s Promised Justice Reforms

January 20, 2021
Bill Watch

New Bill Seeks to Help Defendants Fight Racial Bias in Convictions and Sentences

January 19, 2021
#BlackLivesMatter

Thinking About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – A Change Is Gonna Come

January 18, 2021
Youth Justice Reimagined

Groundbreaking Settlement Between LA County & AG Becerra Demands that Kids In LA Lock-Ups Must Be Treated as If they matter

January 15, 2021
LASD • Los Angeles County Sheriff

Citing Allegations of Misconduct, Retaliation, and Excessive Force, CA Attorney General Announces Civil Rights Investigation Into LASD

Taylor Walker
January 22, 2021
Written by Taylor Walker
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On Friday, the California Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into whether the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has engaged in unconstitutional policing. Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s...

COVID-19 & Justice

Added to Fears of Getting the Virus, Some Incarcerated People Find COVID-19 Extends Their Prison Sentences

January 21, 2021
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"“Do I turn myself in and deal with the increased chances of getting COVID,” said Smith, “or...

Reform at the LA DA's Office

Prosecutors From All Over U.S. Support District Attorney Gascón Against Attempt to Shut Down LA DA’s Promised Justice Reforms

January 20, 2021
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On November 3, 2020, long time cop, and former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón...

Bill Watch

New Bill Seeks to Help Defendants Fight Racial Bias in Convictions and Sentences

January 19, 2021
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On Sunday, four California lawmakers announced the introduction of the California Racial Justice...

#BlackLivesMatter

Thinking About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – A Change Is Gonna Come

January 18, 2021
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As we celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, our nation's capital is an...

Youth Justice Reimagined

Groundbreaking Settlement Between LA County & AG Becerra Demands that Kids In LA Lock-Ups Must Be Treated as If they matter

January 15, 2021
23 Comments

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra  has announced a legal settlement with Los Angeles...

Law Enforcement • Law Enforcement Reform • Police • Race • Race & Justice

Examination of 4 Million CA Police Stops From 2019: Black Civilians Searched at 2.5 Times the Rate of White People

January 14, 2021
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The latest annual report on racial and identity profiling based on stop and search data submitted...

Death Penalty

Despite multiple Judicial Stays, On Tuesday Night the U.S. Supreme Court Cleared the Way for Lisa Montgomery to be Executed. She Died at 1:31 a.m. Eastern

January 13, 2021
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When we last wrote about the case of Lisa Montgomery in a story published Monday night,  we...

Death Penalty

US District Court grants Lisa Montgomery last minute stay of Jan. 12 execution, scheduled as part of President’s 13-Person Killing Spree

January 12, 2021
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Montgomery's advocates hope that the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't decide to step in, as the Trump...

Insurrection & Homegrown Terror

Insurrection & Homegrown Terror: As the Days Pass, New Pieces of the Story Emerge

January 11, 2021
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The leader of one group, took to the popular (and recently shut down) social media outlet, Parler...

Department of Justice

As the Nation Reeled From Its Dark & Dangerous Day, Joe Biden Announced His Pick for Attorney General & the Need for Equal Justice Under the Law

January 8, 2021
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At around 2 p.m. Eastern, on Thursday, January 7, President-elect Joe Biden announced that Merrick...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Women and Justice • Women's Issues

Opinion: California Needs to Repair the Damage From Its History of Systematic Sterilizations

January 8, 2021
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In 2021, there will be an estimated 455 survivors of eugenic sterilizations and 244 survivors of...

CDCR & COVID-19

More than 1-in-4 people in CA’s largest Women’s Prison Have COVID-19 as CDCR Deaths Soar & State Works to Get Residents & Staff Vaccinated

January 6, 2021
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At least 19 people died between December 30 and January 6, after contracting the coronavirus while...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Los Angeles County District Attorney

Op-Ed: I’ve dedicated my life to fighting the abuse of people with disabilities & I support DA Gascón’s reforms eliminating sentencing enhancements.

January 4, 2021
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I’ve dedicated my life to fighting the abuse of people with disabilities, and I support DA...

Women and Justice • Women's Issues

Legal Fight on Behalf of Woman Facing Murder Charges After Stillbirth Continues After Supreme Court Declines Early Intervention

January 3, 2021
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Late last month, the CA Supreme Court declined to intervene — at least for now — to halt a...

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Happy Nearly 2021!… And a Request From WitnessLA

December 31, 2020
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These last twelve months have given us all a year like no other — in Los Angeles and in the...

Los Angeles County District Attorney • Sentencing Reform

LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys Files New Lawsuit That Aims to Reverse Many of DA George Gascón’s Reforms

December 30, 2020
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On Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys filed a lawsuit...

Community & Justice • Community Health & Safety • Courts • Gangs

Under Settlement, LAPD and City Attorney Must Offer Individuals Court Hearings Before Enforcing Gang Injunctions Against Them

December 29, 2020
19 Comments

In October 2016, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and its justice leaders...

Death Penalty

Federal Judge rules that DOJ’s Rush to Reschedule Execution of Lisa Montgomery Is Unlawful & Feds Fight Back Hard

December 28, 2020
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The day before Christmas 2020, United States District Judge Randolf D. Moss ruled that the U.S...

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