THE INDICTMENT ARRIVES On Friday, former Sheriff Lee Baca was indicted by a federal grand jury for...
Archive - August 2016
Ninth Circuit Denies Appeal for 7 LA Sheriff’s Department Members Convicted of Obstruction of Justice
In a ruling handed down on Thursday, August 4, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld...
Changing Leadership at CA Women’s Prisons, and Why We Need More Female Cops
ON THE SAME DAY, RETIREMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR WARDENS AT BOTH CA WOMEN’S PRISONS Both of...
Obama Breaks Clemency Record, Commutes 214 Drug Sentences
PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY FOR 214 FEDERAL INMATES SENTENCED UNDER HARSH WAR-ON-DRUGS-ERA LAWS On...
3. LA County Supes Vote to Investigate Abuse Allegations Within Juvenile Lock-Ups
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to review three years of...
California Bill Says a 10-Year-Old Cannot Waive Miranda Rights – by Jeremy Loudenback
THE PUSH TO PROTECT KIDS FROM UNWITTINGLY WAIVING THEIR MIRANDA RIGHTS by Jeremy Loudenback Early...
After Sentencing Negotiations Fall Apart, Baca Says He Wants to Go to Trial to Set the Record Straight
THE DEAL CRUMBLES Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca returned to the court of U.S. District...
Man with Dementia Found Dead After Release from LASD Custody, Risk Assessment for Pre-Trial Release in SF, and a Parent-Led Campaign Against Gun Violence
CALLING TO MIND THE MITRICE RICHARDSON CASE, A 71-YEAR-OLD WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IS FOUND DEAD...
Baca Sentencing: Round 2 – Negotiations Fall Apart, Baca Is Going to Trial
UPDATE: When Lee Baca, his defense lawyers, and the prosecution team returned from recess at 1:30...