We’re taking this week off—or mostly off. We’ll still post a mini-story or two...
Archive - August 2015
Recalculating the Size of the Men’s Central Jail Replacement – UPDATED
By Taylor Walker and Celeste Fremon. IF THE LA SUPES WANT A SMALLER JAIL, THEY MUST AUTHORIZE...
Youth Solitary Bill Shot Down in Last Committee… LA to Push for Harsher Penalties for Buyers of Child Sex…..Analyzing LA’s Crime Rise
CALIFORNIA BILL TO CURTAIL USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR KID GETS SHOT DOWN IN LAST...
When Relatives Take in Out-of County Foster Kids, the Bureaucratic Snafus Double – by Melinda Clemmons
EDITOR’S NOTE: Earlier this month, we co-produced a story with The Chronicle of Social Change...
The Lost Boys, the Roanoke Shooting, Lawsuits Against LASD Members, San Bernardino DA’s Office Swears in Two K-9s
UNDOCUMENTED BOYS AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM A CA bill would protect juvenile justice system-involved...
Money for Diversion, Solitary Confinement Pt. 3, Video of LASD Lakewood Shooting, and Rehabilitating Locked-Up Women
LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPES, PROBATION DEPARTMENT CLASH OVER FUNDING FOR DIVERSION PROGRAM On...
“Evolution of a Criminal,” Solitary Confinement Pt. 2, LAPD Community Guardians, and the Beneficiaries of Prop 47
Darius Clark Monroe was a 16-year-old honors student in Texas until he robbed a bank with a shotgun...
‘Roid Rage With a Badge: Is Anabolic Steroid Use a Problem for Cops?
Could steroid use by cops cause officers to escalate in encounters with suspects, when deescalation...
Trauma Lawsuit Against Compton School District, Drugging Foster Kids, the Brown Act-violating Jail Vote, and California’s New Resident Wolves
FIRST HEARING LANDMARK LAWSUIT AGAINST COMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER PUNISHING TRAUMATIZED KIDS...
Harm-Focused Policing, LAPD Training and Retraining, the Mayor of New Orleans, and Tom Carey’s Guilty Plea
WEIGHING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT CRIMES ON COMMUNITIES TO BETTER FOCUS POLICE ENERGY AND...