CA PRISONER HUNGER STRIKE REACHES THIRD DAY The number of California prisoners refusing meals in...
Archive - July 2013
Prisoner Hunger Strike Continues, Roundtable Discussion on Solitary Confinement…and More
SECOND DAY OF CA PRISONER HUNGER STRIKE Tuesday was the second day of the prisoner hunger strike to...
The Mysteriously Expanding Jail Construction Plan—$1.5 Billion and Counting
Alright, so when we last discussed the topic of jail building back in March of this year, LA County...
Prisoner Hunger Strike Begins, CA Prisons Sterilized Women without State Approval…and More
THE CA PRISONER HUNGER STRIKE COMMENCES Monday was the first day of a 30,000 CA prisoner hunger...
The Frightened Kid Who Writes Poetry & the Shooter….New CA Prison Hunger Strike Begins …& Crime As a Political Football
A few years ago, a veteran homicide detective from the Los Angeles Police Department talked to me...
Happy Independence Day!
The Boss at Fenway Park on August 15, 2012, singing with with Ken Casey of the glorious American...
Incarcerated Boys Sexually Abused by Female Officers, LA Police Commission Calls Out LAPD on Audit Findings…and More
WIDESPREAD ABUSE BY FEMALE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS OF MALE TEENS IN CUSTODY A recent Department of...
DOJ Says LASD Routinely Violated Civil Rights in Lancaster & Palmdale, Now Wants County to Pay Residents $12.5 Million…So Where Was Department Leadership?
It seems like we’ve seen this movie before: Sheriff Lee Baca, once again, ”...
HBO Documentary on Public Defenders, the Case for Split Sentencing, and Juvie LWOP
“GIDEON’S ARMY”—THE PLIGHT OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER On Monday, HBO aired a...
DEVASTATING: 19 Firefighters Killed Sunday Night in AZ Wildfire…and Other News
As many of you may have heard by now, 19 firefighters were killed Sunday night battling an...