BACA SAYS THAT THE JAILS COMMISSIONS RECS ARE FINE, BUT THE HARSH FINDINGS BEHIND...
Archive - October 2012
Iran Hostage Reports on Solitary in CA Prisons, 2nd Circuit Sez DOMA Unconstitutional…& More
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IRANIAN PRISON CELL & THE PELICAN BAY SHU? WINDOWS. The December 2012...
The Accuracy of Drug-Sniffing Dogs and the Issue of Probable Cause, Why Criminal Justice is Missing from the Presidential Campaigns, and LA City Council Says “Yes” to Immigrant I.D.s
SCOTUS TO TAKE A LOOK AT DRUG-DETECTING DOGS VS. FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS The US Supreme Court will...
The LA Supes and the Sheriff Square Off on How Jail Commission’s 63 Recommendations will be Implemented
With Taylor Walker LA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SHERIFF BACA’S TUG-OF-WAR OVER...
Why AB 2242 Would Have Counteracted Zero Tolerance Discipline, LA Libraries Reclaim Hours Lost to Budget Cuts…and More
AB 2242 AND THE BATTLE AGAINST ZERO TOLERANCE Assembly member Roger Dickinson authored AB 2242 to...
Public Records Act at Risk, Anti-Bullying Program Slammed as Gay Plot, Juvie LWOP from 2 POVs
A CALIF JUDGE’S DECISION THREATENS THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT The LA Times’ Jim Newton has...
The Damage Inflicted by Putting Kids in Isolation, SD’s Juvenile Justice Issues Deserve Candidates’ Attention…and More
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ON TEENS AND THE NEED FOR A DIFFERENT APPROACH A new...
LASD INVESTIGATIONS, Part 5 – Pay to Play: Does the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department have an unofficial quid pro quo promotion system? – by Matthew Fleischer
PAY TO PLAY Does the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department have an unofficial quid pro quo promotion...
1st Part of County’s Aero Bureau Audit Finds Only Minor Problems
Part 1 of the long-promised promised “30-Day” audit of alleged improprieties at the Los...
Board of Supes Ponders Next Steps Now That Jails Commission Report is In
OKAY, NOW WHAT? “The time for negotiation has long since gone.” Sup. Mark...