In his most recent report on the jails, Michael Gennaco, head of LA County’s Office of...
Archive - October 2011
Sheriff Says He’s Willing to Change System of Deputies Working in Jails 1st
Sheriff Lee Baca made news during the Tuesday taping of the KCRW show Which Way LA? with Warren...
Re: the Jails Mess, Baca Says He’d Welcome a Civilian Commission, So Where are the Supes?
On Tuesday morning, both the LA Times editorial board and WitnessLA called for the LA County...
Baca Appoints Tanaka to Head Up Task Force, Jails Probe Needs a Christopher Commission…& More
SHERIFF BACA APPOINTS PAUL TANAKA TO HEAD UP SPECIAL JAIL INVESTIGATIONS TASK FORCE We all...
2 Big Reasons Why the Calls for Sheriff Lee Baca to Resign are Dead Wrong
In a blogpost that appeared on the LA Times website in the late morning this past Friday, columnist...
A Former Deputy Tells Another Jail Abuse Story, A View of Realignment, More Probation Chief Blevins’ Exit
In the last few weeks, the LA Times’ Robert Faturechi has been doing some fine and very...
“One More Thing,” Steve Jobs: R.I.P
My 25-year-old techie son said it well: It hits you hard when a genius dies. Yep. Like many...
Don Blevins Reportedly Will “Resign” From Probation, Avoiding a Firing Vote
Soon to be ankling Probation Chief Don Blevins is back from vacation looking very tanned and...
Punishing Our Future: The Downside of School Discipline
This week is the National Week of Action on the issue of school discipline. Studies have found that...
SCOTUS Hears Death Penalty Case of Missed Deadlines…MT Challenges Pot & Guns Law
This death penalty case about returned mail and multiple oversights on the part of lackadaisical...