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Foster Care

Foster Parents Have Become Professionals in Some States

February 22, 2019
Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Probation

At Contentious Meeting, LA County Supes Said Enough Is Enough & Banned Use of Pepper Spray on Kids. Now Comes the Challenge Of Making the Ban Work

February 22, 2019
Asset Forfeiture • Supreme Court

SCOTUS Narrows Scope of Civil Asset Forfeiture at the State Level

February 20, 2019
Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Dispatch From San Quentin: Young, Earnest and Criminalized

February 20, 2019
Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment

Violence, Neglect & Fear Makes Kids Worse Not Better at California’s Division of Juvenile Justice, Says Scathing New Report

February 19, 2019
Bill Watch

CA Attorney General Sued Over Denying Public Records Request Under New Police Transparency Law

February 17, 2019
Foster Care

Foster Parents Have Become Professionals in Some States

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February 22, 2019
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By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline Foster parents, tasked with the 24-7 care of often-traumatized children, show up for parent-teacher meetings, ferry their charges to doctor’s appointments, supervise homework and serve up cuddles...

Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Probation

At Contentious Meeting, LA County Supes Said Enough Is Enough & Banned Use of Pepper Spray on Kids. Now Comes the Challenge Of Making the Ban Work

February 22, 2019
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When the Los Angeles County Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, February 19, to slam the door...

Asset Forfeiture • Supreme Court

SCOTUS Narrows Scope of Civil Asset Forfeiture at the State Level

February 20, 2019
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Justices Unite Over Asset Forfeiture On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Dispatch From San Quentin: Young, Earnest and Criminalized

February 20, 2019
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Editor’s Note: This essay, by James King is one of a series of essays WitnessLA is...

Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment

Violence, Neglect & Fear Makes Kids Worse Not Better at California’s Division of Juvenile Justice, Says Scathing New Report

February 19, 2019
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"It did not want to make people build their dreams. It did not rehabilitate me, for sure. If...

Bill Watch

CA Attorney General Sued Over Denying Public Records Request Under New Police Transparency Law

February 17, 2019
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On Thursday, February 14, the First Amendment Coalition filed a lawsuit challenging California...

Foster Care

California’s Sweeping Group Home Reform Falters Without Key Supports for Youth

February 15, 2019
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Early one Saturday morning in September, Jacob McCleary, then 15, got into his aunt and uncle’s...

Bill Watch

New Bill Would Grant Sex Workers Who Report Violent Crimes Immunity From Arrest and Criminalization

February 14, 2019
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A new bill from Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) aims to ensure that sex workers who are...

Jail Reform • LA County Board of Supervisors • Mental Illness

In Historic Move, LA County Supervisors Vote to Dump New $2.2 Billion Jail Project In Favor of New Mental Health Treatment Center No Longer Overseen by the Sheriff’s Dept.

February 13, 2019
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to fundamentally change their...

The Retrial of Lee Baca

Ninth Circuit Says NO to Former LA Sheriff Lee Baca’s Appeal & Opens Path To Prison

February 12, 2019
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On Monday, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of 76-year-old former LA County...

Jail Reform

LA County Must “Reimagine” Its $2.2 Billion Jail Construction Project Before Moving Ahead, Say Supervisors Solis & Kuehl

February 11, 2019
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If passed, this motion will slam on the brakes for the county's controversial $2.2 billion jail...

Bill Watch

Contra Costa Judge Deals a Blow to Law Enforcement Unions Hoping to Narrow Scope of Police Transparency Law

February 9, 2019
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On Friday, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge became the first jurist to rule on the...

Diversion • Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation • LA County Probation

LA County’s Unique Public-Private Partnership to Infuse Crucial Youth Development Programs With $3.2 Million

February 7, 2019
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On Tuesday, February 5, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a landmark...

Foster Care • Mental Health • Mental Illness

To Get Mental Health Help for a Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody

February 6, 2019
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When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, they did not plan to...

Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment • LA County Probation • LA Probation Oversight Commission

Should LA County Keep Using Pepper Spray On Its Kids? A New Report From LA County Inspector General Paints A Very Alarming Picture

February 5, 2019
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In a 28-page report presented to the Los Angeles County Supervisors on Tuesday, February 5, the...

Sheriff Alex Villanueva

LA Sheriff Villanueva’s Perplexing Views on Violence in the County Jail System Concerns Experts & Causes 2 Department Commanders to Be Relieved of Duty

February 4, 2019
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As most readers know by now, last Wednesday morning Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva...

Bill Watch

Voting on Parole – Constitutional Amendment Would Cut Disenfranchisement in California

February 2, 2019
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A newly proposed California constitutional amendment, called the “Free the Vote Act,”...

Bill Watch

Bill Would Dump Copay for Medical Visits in CA Prisons

February 1, 2019
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A new bill seeks to remove a small, but significant financial barrier for incarcerated Californians...

Bill Watch • LAPPL • LASD • Law Enforcement • Law Enforcement Reform • Los Angeles County Sheriff

The Expanding Legal Battle Over CA’s New Police Transparency Law

January 30, 2019
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On January 1, a new state law, SB 1421, returned to the public long-withheld access to law...

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