US ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES FEWER MANDATORY MINIMUMS SOUGHT FOR DRUG CRIMES In August 2013, US...
Archive - February 2015
Are LA’s Foster Care & Juvie Justice Kids Being Over Drugged?….When Experts Recant in Criminal Cases….The Flawed Science of Bite Mark Evidence…..TAL’s Series: “Cops See Things Differently”
As you know, we’ve been following San Jose Mercury News reporter Karen de Sá’s...
The Odd Case of 3 LASD Deputies Charged With Mortgage Fraud & Their Dramatic Acquittal
JUDGE SAYS NOT GUILTY IN FEDERAL CASE AGAINST THREE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ACCUSED OF “BUY...
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New Bureau of Children’s Justice, the CORRECTIONS Act, $8.3M for Wrongful Death in Jail, and Jefferson High Scheduling Update
NEW CALIFORNIA DOJ BUREAU TO TACKLE CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER ISSUES FOSTER KIDS...
Are American Jails Being Misused? A New Report Says YES…(And How Do LA Jails Rate?)
Every year there are nearly 12 million admissions to local jails in the U.S.—almost 20 times...
Does California Need an Innocence Commission?…ABA Sez No More LWOP 4 KIDS….Confronting Lynching…MacArthur Puts Up $$$ to Reform U.S. Jails
DOES CALIFORNIA NEED AN INNOCENCE COMMISSION? North Carolina is the only state in the union that...
Erroneous Convictions for Less Serious Crimes….SCOTUS, Alabama, and Gay Marriage….Loretta Lynch….and Efforts to Reduce Racial Tension Between Cops and Communities
WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS FOR LOWER-LEVEL CRIMES FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS The Crime Report’s David...
“Black Girls Matter,” Refugee Camps, Life as a Black Cop, LA Jail Suicides Down
BLACK GIRLS EXPERIENCE AS MUCH (OR MORE) RACIAL INEQUALITY AS BLACK BOYS, BUT DO NOT RECEIVE AS...
Formerly Locked-Up LA Youth Tell How to Build a Better Juvenile Justice System
LOOKING FOR THE LA MODEL Los Angeles County is at a critical stage in reforming its juvenile...