People often ask Pulitzer-winning journalist turned author, Raymond Bonner, if his new book...
Archive - March 2012
Friday Must Reads: Birth Control, Secret Spy Centers and…um… Geese
This “Must Read” list strays a little afield from our usual criminal justice and...
WitnessLA Reportedly Now Blocked on Sheriff’s Dept. Work Station Computers
If you work at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, when you are taking a break at work...
FELON: The Forever Brand
This essay about the label of “felon,” by former U.S. Pardon Attorney Margaret Colgate...
LAUSD Cuts, What KCET Found Inside Children’s Court, How the CDCR is Changing Methods…and More
LAUSD BOARD GRITS TEETH….THEN SLASHES AND BURNS: VOTES TO CUT ALL ADULT SCHOOLS….AND A...
The Supreme Court Looks at the Issue of Juvenile LWOP, Asking if Life Sentences for Kids are Constitutional
A week from Tuesday the US Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Jackson v. Hobbs and Miller v...
A Preview of What to Expect With the Supremes & Obama’s Health Care Act
On Tuesday night, March 13, two weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the...
Two Women Explain the True Cost of Shutting Down LA’s Adult Ed
SHUTTING DOWN ADULT ED WILL MEAN A TEN PERCENT HIGHER HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT RATE, SAYS LAUSD’S...
Questioning Solitary Confinement & The Plague of Plea Bargains
“IF YOU TREAT PEOPLE LIKE ANIMALS THAT’S EXACTLY HOW THEY’LL BEHAVE.”...
Peter Bergman: “We’re All Bozos on this Bus” – 1939 – 2012
He was a master of absurdist comedy with a heart the size of Wyoming. A co-founder of the Firesign...