LOS ANGELES SUPERVISORS (THANKFULLY) DECIDE THAT BACA’S $1 BILLION JAIL-BUILDING PLAN NEEDS...
Archive - March 2013
Sheriff Will Explain (Again) to the Supes Why He Needs $1 Billion for a New Jail and Another $22 Million to Be Able to Police LA County – UPDATED
JAILS, JAILS AND MORE JAILS Tuesday’s LA County Supervisor’s meeting is pretty much the...
WINTER WOMEN: Finding “Non-Traditional” Employment for LA County’s Women in Need of Jobs
Most every weekday in a parking lot in Long Beach, clusters of LA women, ranging in ages from 18 to...
50 Years of Gideon—the Case That Created the Right to Public Defense…Plus Failing Our Girls in the Juvie Justice System… & More $$ for the LASD
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT – THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY We have all heard the...
Prison Recidivism? There’s an App for That…. and More
CAN SMART PHONE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE AMERICA’S INCARCERATION POLICY? Prison Recidivism? ...
LA County Probation Chief Jerry Powers Issues “Honesty Directive” for Dept. Employees (Not Everyone Is Thrilled)
DO GOOD, AVOID EVIL On Wednesday afternoon, the Chief of LA County Probation, Jerry Powers, sent...
New Openly Lesbian LASD Custody Commander…What Factors Lead to Wrongful Convictions…Taxes & Trucks….Dreamers & Healthcare
LASD Captain Kelley Frazer (see above video) is scheduled to be promoted to the position of...
Rebooting Fatherhood in Jordan Downs
REBOOTING FATHERHOOD IN THE PROJECTS As Jordan Downs heads for a massive rebuild, how the men in...
Sheriff on “Black Belt TV”… The Conservative Case Against More Prisons…Realignment…and Predictive Policing
EDITOR’S NOTE: THERE’S NOT REALLY ANY NEWSWORTHY REASON FOR POSTING THE VIDEO ABOVE OF...
WitnessLA on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? Re: Tanaka Exit – Thurs. 7 p.m.
I’m on KCRW’s Which Way LA? Thursday night with the always excellent Warren Olney...