PROP 57: A PERSONAL STORY ABOUT A TEEN CHARGED AS AN ADULT, AND WHY TRANSFERS TO ADULT COURT ARE SO...
Archive - October 2016
Alt. Public Defenders Before Panel Attorneys for Juvenile Defendants
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supes. Mark Ridley-Thomas and...
LAPD Commission Wants More Training, Transparency
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Commission approved proposals from the commission’s...
5. New Account Surfaces of Alleged Physical Abuse of a 16-Year-Old by LA County Probation Staff
On Monday, September 12, a supervisor in Los Angeles County Probation’s Central Juvenile Hall...
LA County Board of Supervisors to Vote on Plan to Provide Quality Legal Representation for Juvenile Defendants
For years, juvenile justice advocates and others have been fighting for reform of Los Angeles...
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Most states, cities and counties still call today Columbus Day. But the movement to celebrate the...
Two Officers Killed, 1 Wounded in Palm Springs Shooting Incident, Suspect Finally in Custody
Two Palm Springs police officers were killed, a third is wounded but alert after a shooting in that...
LA Board of Supes Delays Vote on Motion for Blue Ribbon Commission for Probation Reform.
THE MOTION & THE DELAY On Tuesday, the members of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were...
LASD and Community Mourn the Loss of Well-Liked Sgt. Steve Owen—UPDATED
UPDATE: The man accused of shooting Sgt. Steve Owen has been identified as 27-year-old Trenton...
Many Mourn Respected LA Sheriff’s Sergeant Steven Owen, Slain in Lancaster
Like many in Los Angeles County, we are devastated at the news of the fatal shooting of...