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Archive - February 2017
THE RETRIAL OF LEE BACA: During Opening Statements the Prosecution & the Defense Drag a Ghost Into Court
THE GHOST IN THE COURTROOM On Friday afternoon in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Percy...
LA County Supervisors Want to Know if Probation Was Mishandled With Suspect in Murder of Whittier Police Officer
IS SENTENCING REFORM TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF OFFICER KEITH BOYER? After the tragic fatal shooting...
Off-Duty LAPD Officer Discharges Weapon During Dispute with 13-year-old
Protests erupted Wednesday night in Anaheim, resulting in 24 arrests, after two videos emerged...
How to Boost Crucial Family Involvement in Kids’ Drug Court Proceedings
An important report released this week by the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile...
Preventing Unplanned Pregnancies Among LA’s Foster Youth
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of increasing education and...
When ICE Agents Pose as Local Police
A video recently released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows agents walking up to the...
Critics Blame Sentencing Reform Laws After Well-Liked Whittier Police Officer is Tragically Gunned Down
A BELOVED WHITTIER POLICE OFFICER IS MURDERED DURING A ROUTINE AUTO ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION On...
From Lock Up to Leaders: Formerly Incarcerated Youth Help Direct Juvenile Justice Policy in California
INCARCERATED AS TEENAGERS, THESE MEN BRING PASSION AND EXPERIENCE TO THEIR NEW JOB OF HELPING...
THE TRIAL OF LEE BACA -Judge Rules No Star Pin, No “Good Works” Defense, & No Alzheimer’s Expert
START OF TRIAL DELAYED Originally, opening statements for the second federal trial of former Los...