INSTEAD OF ARRESTING HOMELESS, LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WILL CONNECT THEM WITH...
Archive - August 2016
Fewer Former Offenders Returning to Prison in CA…Bill to Protect In-Person Jail Visits Moves to Gov. Brown…and DOJ Training Video for Better Interactions with Trans People
CDCR REPORT SHOWS BIG DROP IN RE-INCARCERATION RATES FOR STATE PRISONERS IN 2015 Three-year...
After a Consent Decree Is Lifted, CA DJJ Still Failing Locked-Up Kids
CJCJ REPORT FINDS CA JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS STILL PLAGUED WITH SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH...
BEGGING TO GO TO PRISON: Former LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Wants to Begin His Federal Prison Term Right Away—If He Can Get Past the Bureaucratic Obstacles
On August 31, former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy James Sexton will turn himself in to...
Prosecutors Request Mental Competency Evaluation for Former Sheriff Lee Baca
After a hearing on Wednesday to set a start date for the federal criminal trial of former Los...
Witness LA is on Vacation This Week, Back on Monday
EDITOR’S NOTE: Unless news breaks that we absolutely can’t ignore, we’ll be on...
Lee Baca: A December Trial Date, A New Lawyer, and a Pitch for Legal $$$ – UPDATED
UPDATE: At Wednesday’s hearing, although former sheriff Lee Baca’s lawyer, Nathan...
Feds Breaking with For-Profit Prisons, Youth Solitary Confinement Bill Advances, and Racial Bias Training
DAYS AFTER INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT SHOWS PROBLEMS AT FEDERAL PRIVATE PRISONS, DOJ CALLS...
OIG Reports New Rules for Restraints in County Jails After One Inmate Dies, and Another is “Tethered” Without Food for 32 Hours
A few days ago, Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman released a report that reveals...
Probation Officials Report Spike in Force in LA County’s Juvenile Halls
USE OF FORCE IS UP LA COUNTY’S JUVENILE HALLS According to probation officials, who were...