There are approximately twice as many boys than girls in the juvenile justice system in America. ...
Archive - September 2015
Fed Judge Denies Immunity for Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca to Testify at Paul Tanaka’s Criminal Trial
A new moment of drama in the run-up to the trial of former Los Angeles County undersheriff Paul...
Helping the Mentally Ill Exiting LA Jails, Prop 47’s DNA Dilemma, DOJ to Help Compton Reduce Crime, and “De-Publishing”
ADVOCATES PUSH TO INCREASE HELP FOR MENTALLY ILL EXITING LA COUNTY JAILS TO END THE CYCLE BETWEEN...
On Sunday in Exposition Park, Crowds of LA Residents Look to Prop 47 for Help
LEGAL AID IN THE PARK—WITH MUSIC On Sunday at Exposition Park, more than a thousand people...
Report Describes Alarming Rise in LA Kids and Infants at Troubled Foster Care “Welcome Centers”
A new report released Monday by LA County’s Commission for Children and Families shows that...
Troubled Group Home Closes Doors, US Attorney General Visits Richmond, CA, LASD Immigration Policy…and More
SCANDAL-PLAGUED GROUP HOME TO SHUT DOWN FOLLOWING STATE INVESTIGATION AND NEGATIVE PUBLICITY A...
Posting late today…In the Meantime, Another Man Comes Forward About OK’s Death Row Inmate, Richard Glossip
Our main stories will appear a little later today, so check back. But, until then: There is some...
Juvie LWOP, Sheriff Jim McDonnell on ICE Compliance, and VICE and HBO Look at the Prison System
REPORT: IN THE LAST DECADE, LA COUNTY HAS SENTENCED THE MOST KIDS TO DIE IN PRISON Five counties...
Feds Fund LAPD Body Cams, Sheriff Jim McDonnell on Air Talk, and Police in Schools
LAPD TO RECEIVE $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BODY CAMS, DESPITE ACLU OBJECTIONS On Monday, US...
YouthBuild, the “Holloway Doctrine,” and ICE Modifies How It Issues Detainer Requests in CA
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY GIVES NEW HOPE AND A CAREER PATH TO KIDS AT RISK OF...