Criminal Justice Journalism in the Public Interest

Archive - May 2015

Charlie Beck • Juvenile Justice • Kamala Harris • LAPD

The “Masonic Fraternal Police Department”… “Smart on Juvenile Justice” Initiative…Preventing Forensic Failures…LAPD Chief “Concerned” About Venice Shooting…and More

May 7, 2015

CA ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA HARRIS’ AIDE AND OTHERS ACCUSED OF OPERATING BOGUS POLICE...

Prosecutors • Race • Race & Class • Race & Justice • Sentencing

Can a Lone Milwaukee Prosecutor Point the Way Out of Mass Incarceration? … Lawmakers Screech to Halt on Changing Prop. 47 …$450K Settlement on 2-Yr-Old’s Beating Death

May 6, 2015

ONE UNUSUAL MILWAUKEE PROSECUTOR TAKES ON THE MASS INCARCERATION PROBLEM As a nation, we...

ACLU • Free Speech • Freedom of Information • LAPD • Trauma

40,000 Californians Download ACLU App…..Ferguson’s High Priced “Negotiation” With Justice….Chief Charlie Beck Thanks the Troops

May 5, 2015

APPROXIMATELY 40,000 CALIFORNIANS DOWNLOAD THE NEW ACLU MOBILE JUSTICE APP IN 5 DAYS Last month a...

American Artists • American Voices • Art and Culture • Civil Rights • Criminal Justice • Foster Care • Juvenile Justice • Prison • Public Defender • Race & Justice • School to Prison Pipeline

Manifesting Justice This Week in Los Angeles

May 4, 2015

CURTAIN RAISED FOR POP-UP ART EXHIBIT AND CIVIL RIGHTS CONVERSATION SPACE, MANIFEST JUSTICE As...

California Supreme Court • Courts • DCFS • Death Penalty • Foster Care • Homelessness • Juvenile Justice • Mental Health

Support for Aging-out Foster Kids with Their Own Children…Former WA Justice Resigns Over Death Penalty….CA Mental Health Courts….from Drug Dealing to QuickBooks

May 1, 2015

LA SUPES MOVE FORWARD ON CREATING SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR YOUNG PARENTS WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER...