2015 PRODUCED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF EXONERATIONS SINCE WE BEGAN COUNTING Last year was a banner...
Archive - November 2016
Nadine Burke Harris Carries Message about Child Trauma to White House and Back – by Jeremy Loudenback
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a San Francisco pediatrician and researcher who has...
LA Police Commission Spends Full Meeting Discussing Report on Biased Policing
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Commission made an unusual decision to set aside a full meeting...
Following Passage of Prop. 66 and Efforts to Resume Capital Punishment in CA, ACLU Files Suit to Stall Executions
The ACLU of Northern California and the law firm Covington & Burling filed a lawsuit Tuesday...
Supes Say “Yes” to Probation Camp Upgrade
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a recommendation to renovate Camp...
Chief Says LAPD Won’t Work with Trump on Mass Deportations, Texting Probation Officers, and LA’s Still Short on Foster Care Beds
LAPD CHIEF, LA MAYOR SAY THE CITY WILL NOT HELP DONALD TRUMP DEPORT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS The...
What Does a Trump Presidency Mean for Criminal Justice Reform?
ANALYZING THE POSSIBLE SHAPE OF JUSTICE REFORM IN A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION We can fairly assume that...
Beloved Stanislaus Deputy Executed & California Grieves
STANISLAUS AND BEYOND GRIEVES THE MURDER OF DEVOTED DEPUTY Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, was a 20-year...
Good Bye to Leon Russell, a Piano Player’s Piano Player – 1942-1916
Before Leon Russell went out on his own as a singer, he played with nearly everyone as a session...
The Cost of Dangerous Jails: Two More High Ticket Payouts for LA County Jail Deaths
TWO DEATHS, TWO HIGH $$ PAYOUTS Despite the work toward reform in the Los Angeles County Jails in...