RIVERSIDE COUNTY RUNS THE NUMBERS TO FIND AREAS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NEED OF...
Archive - January 2016
Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Ballot Initiative, TEDxSanQuentin, and Which Way, LA? on LAPD
GOV. JERRY BROWN’S NEW BALLOT INITIATIVE HANDS POWER TO CHARGE KIDS AS ADULTS BACK TO JUDGES...
Does LA County Probation Need a Watchdog Commission?
Will Los Angeles County’s large and still troubled probation department get its own...
Freedom For Sale: An Important San Francisco Bail Lawsuit Hits a Bump in the Road
In the past year, Equal Justice Under Law, a Washington DC based civil rights group, has filed nine...
SCOTUS Rules on Miller Retroactivity, Comparing the LA Police Commission and Planned LASD Civilian Oversight
SCOTUS MAKES BAN ON MANDATORY JUVENILE LIFE-WITHOUT-PAROLE SENTENCES RETROACTIVE In a 6-3 vote on...
No More Solitary for Kids in Federal Prison
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES HISTORIC BAN ON SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR KIDS IN FEDERAL LOCK-UPS On Monday...
Competing Truths Unfold at the Trial of 2 LA Sheriff’s Deputies Who Allegedly Beat an Inmate Then Lied to Cover Up
Every criminal trial is, at its heart, a battle over whose truth will prevail. In the latest...
Pregnant and Parenting Foster Kids, Housing Homeless Vets, and a Prison Acting Class
REPORT LOOKS AT CHALLENGES FACED BY FOSTER KIDS WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTS A study by First Place...
Paying for Lawsuits Against the LAPD, Crisis Centers, Parole for Juvie Crimes, and Realignment Savings
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CITY OF LA’S $24 MILLION FALSE CONVICTION SETTLEMENTS On Tuesday...
County Litigation Figures, and LA County and City Approve Big-Ticket Settlements
THE LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. SPENT $61 MILLION ON LAWSUITS LAST YEAR LA County spent $118.9...