On Friday evening, the California Supreme Court cleared the road of obstacles—at least for...
Archive - February 2016
Why Did Los Angeles County Jail Inmate Unique Moore Die? by Art Levine
WHY DID LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL INMATE UNIQUE MOORE DIE? A New Wrongful Death Lawsuit Raises...
Governor Jerry Brown Turns to CAL Supremes After Judge Blocks Initiative – UPDATED
UPDATE: The Cal Supremes temporarily removed the judicial roadblock that would stop Brown from...
Planned Parenthood Sues on Behalf of Foster Kids…Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Initiative Blocked…Bill to Kill Cash Bail…and CA Child Welfare’s New Ombudsman
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LAWSUIT SEZ PROMESA GROUP HOMES VIOLATE FOSTER TEENS’ REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS...
Close-Up on Realignment, LA County Juvie Probation $$, and Abuse in Santa Clara Jails
SHOULD OTHER STATES FOLLOW CALIFORNIA’S LEAD ON DECARCERATION? The March 2016 issue of the...
Prop. 47 Applications County by County…the Takeaway from LA County’s Jail Scandal…and SFPD’s New Community Policing Bureau
A LOOK AT WHICH CA COUNTIES ARE GATHERING THE MOST PROP. 47 APPLICATIONS As of September 2015, a...
While LA County Juvenile Probation Hoards Cash, A Unique Youth Diversion Program Struggles for $$ – by Jeremy Loudenback
A UNIQUE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM HOPES TO HELP MORE KIDS RESTART THEIR LIVES If Only LA County...
LASD Deputy Union Says Jail Supervisors Misunderstand Force Policy….2 LA Sheriff’s Deputies Fight to Save Shot Baby Girl….NYPD Officer Sues to Reform His Department
ARE SOME LA COUNTY JAIL SUPERVISORS WRONGLY OVER-REPORTING USES OF FORCE? DEPUTIES’ UNION...
CA Attorney General’s Office Reverses Refusal, Will Now Review Mitrice Richardson Case
LETTER FROM MITRICE RICHARDSON’S FATHER TO CALIFORNIA AG KAMALA HARRIS TRIGGERS UNEXPECTED...
Miscalculated $$ From Prop. 47, OpenJustice, and “Mariposa and the Saint”
CA PROP. 47 SAVINGS ESTIMATES $100 MILLION TOO LOW, SAYS REPORT Governor Jerry Brown has...