The Los Angeles Police Department has a partnership in an unusually effective diversion program for...
Archive - June 2017
Grand Jury Says Systemic Misconduct in OC Regarding Jailhouse Informants Is a “Myth”
In a report released Tuesday, a grand jury found that the Orange County District Attorney’s...
Supes Approve Funding Recommendations for Homelessness Measure
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding recommendations for...
The Need for Conversations After the Alexandria Shooting
On Thursday afternoon, the news about Congressman Steve Scalise remained frighteningly uncertain...
Counties, Cities to Put Money Saved by Prop. 47 to Work
A total of 23 California cities and counties have been awarded chunks of the $103 million in funds...
Op-Ed: The Real Problem With California’s Foster Care Shelters: They Exist
First Stop Parking Places for the State’s Foster Children Have to Go by Richard Wexler Two...
LA County Probation to Roll Out Innovative Mental & Emotional Health Screening Program for Girls
The Power of Gender-Specific Health Screening On any given day, Los Angeles County...
Can a New Brand of Prosecutors Trigger Reform From the Inside?
The New Prosecutors & the Winds of Justice by Miriam Aroni Krinski and Dan Satterberg There...
Stockton Unified Is Over-Policing Schools, Says ACLU
The Stockton Unified School District has a serious problem with over-policing students, according...
LA County Supes Do Away With Fee for “Free” Public Defender
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate a $50 fee levied against...