(VIDEO: Piper Kerman, whose memoir inspired the Netflix original series “Orange is the New...
Archive - October 2013
3 JAIL & PRISON CASES: Court Judgment Against Lee Baca—Personally…..28 LASD Officials Accused of Jail Abuse…& Sad, Bad Treatment of CA’s Imprisoned Mentally Ill
DID SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES BRUTALLY BEAT AN INMATE FOR NO REASON? AND, IF SO, SHOULD LEE BACA BE...
California Endowment Wants to “Change the Narrative” for Sons and Brothers – by Matthew Fleischer
SONS AND BROTHERS Out of every 100 Black Boys, 33 Will Go To Prison, the California “Sons...
A Good Cop Coerces a False Confession…LASD Lt. Arrested in Prostitution Sweep…and More
A GOOD COP AND A BAD CONFESSION This week This American Life with Ira Glass focuses on the issue of...
Community Alternatives Give Troubled Violinist Second Chance…Problematic Youth Curfews…and More Bills
MENTALLY ILL VIOLINIST SAVED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COURT Kim Knoble, a gifted violinist with a...
Advocates Oppose LA’s Newest Jail Contract…New CA Foster Youth Education Data…90% of Pasadena Juvenile Arrests are Minorities…and Gov. Brown on Criminal Justice Bills
LA COUNTY RESIDENTS AND ADVOCATES STILL FIGHTING TAFT JAIL CONTRACT Last month, the LA County Board...
Calif. Wellness 2013 Peace Prize Winners….& A 2008 Case of LA Jail Ultra-Violence Goes to Trial
CALIFORNIA WELLNESS PEACE PRIZE WINNERS TALK ABOUT TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE Every year the California...
Hearing on Isolation in California Prisons, California Inmates Medi-Cal Enrollment, Foster Care Reform Package…and More
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS HEAR TESTIMONY ON SOLITARY CONFINEMENT In a meeting between the California...
Tanaka Supporters to Sue LA County Sheriff’s Department for Retaliation
In the past, attorney Bradley Gage has successfully sued the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department...
Santa Barbara Gangster Turned Philosophy Professor….Long Beach Schools Reject Zero Tolerance…& More on the Special Counsel’s Report
GANG MEMBER….SURFER…PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR: THE EVOLUTION OF MANNY RAYA Santa...