THE LETTER On Thursday afternoon, the ACLU released a letter signed by 26 criminal justice, civil...
Archive - September 2011
ACLU Witnesses Detail Shocking Abuse in LA Jails—& Baca Dismisses It All
“I have never seen anything that approaches the patterns of violence, misfeasance and...
The ACLU Releases a Disturbing New Jails Report …and the News is Bad
Tuesday morning, the Southern California ACLU released a new and deeply disturbing report...
Knabe Redistricting Plan Accepted, Lawsuits Probable, Secret Plan in Play – UPDATED
An 11th hour deal was struck in the LA County redistricting battle on Tuesday afternoon after a...
Probation Chief Donald Blevins Learns He’s History on Eve of “Realignment”
LA County Probation Chief Donald Blevins is out—according to multiple sources inside and...
Country Redistricting….Jails, FBI & Cell Phones…and the State Parolee Handover
RESHAPING LA COUNTY’S DISTRICTS – WHO WILL WIN THE POLITICAL BATTLE? The final hearing...
In FBI Probe Into LA Jails Abuse, Feds Slip Inmate Cell Phone to Report
In a well-reported story in Sunday’s LA Times Robert Faturechi writes that the FBI is...
New York & Newark Intend to “Think Outside the Cell,” LA…Not So Much
Stephen Handelman, Executive Editor of The Crime Report, reports on a new program launched in NY...
Troy Davis: 36 Hours Later….and More
THOUGHTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS The execution of Troy Davis was deeply...
Fullerton Officers Criminally Charged in Kelly Thomas Case
TWO FULLERTON POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED, ONE WITH MURDER, IN DEATH OF KELLY THOMAS This is from the...