On Monday, Los Angeles County revealed a $30 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-2018...
Archive - April 2017
Jury Awards $11 Million to Family of Boy Abused During Stay at Troubled Group Home
After a more than six-week-long trial, a Sacramento jury has awarded more than $11 million to the...
LA County Probation Is Hoarding $204.3 Million Earmarked for Programs to Help Adults & Kids—& Sup. Ridley-Thomas Is NOT Pleased
It was bad before, and now it’s worse Los Angeles County Probation is hoarding money again...
Crime & Justice Meets Literature at the LA Times Festival of Books
Hard Boiled Mysteries, LA Crime Noir, Social Justice meets Police Procedurals, and Lots of Literary...
Is Deportation of Juvenile Offenders Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Does Mandatory Lifetime Deportation for Non-Citizen Juvenile Offenders Violate the Eighth Amendment...
California Community Non-Profits Get $1.3 Million to Push for Juvenile Justice Policy Change
Last week, a group of California-based foundations announced a $1.3 million investment in...
In Santa Clara and Other California Counties, Inmates Families Preyed upon by Predatory Bail Schemes
In 2014, a Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office investigation found that for years...
Supes Seek to Increase Protections for Undocumented
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to consider the county’s authority...
LA County Payouts for LASD Misconduct and Other Lawsuits Rise Alarmingly
During the last fiscal year, 2015-2016, Los Angeles County spent $131.8 million on judgment and...
FOLLOW THE MONEY: Why is LA County Probation Spending $400K Yearly on a Youth Diversion Program Serving Zero Kids?
Number of “At Risk” Kids of LA County Served For $397,071? Zero In January of 2015, the...