The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department “made substantial progress” into compliance...
Archive - September 2017
LA City Councilmember Introduces Motion to Make LA a “Dreamer Arrest Free Zone”
Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo introduced a motion Wednesday that would move LA closer to...
LA County Probation Invests $1 Million in the Belief That Art Can Change the Lives of the County’s System-Involved Youth
A long list of studies and reports have pointed to the fact that art, writing, theater, and music...
A San Francisco Senior’s Case Challenges California’s Cash Bail System
A California appeals court has ordered the California Attorney General’s Office to explain why an...
Violent Crime Up & Property Crime Down in CA & the U.S., Say New FBI Stats: But What Do the Numbers Mean?
On Monday, the FBI released its full crime stats for 2016, which showed violent crime up 4.1...
Lawsuit Alleges LA County Probation Staffers Knew Fellow Officer Was Sexually Assaulting Girl in Youth Camp
Former Los Angeles County probation officer, Oscar David Calderon Jr., 33, was sentenced Wednesday...
LA Supes Select Georgia Child Welfare Director Bobby Cagle to Take Over DCFS
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors selected Bobby Cagle for the position of Director of...
LA County Agrees to $3.9 Million Settlement in Case of Boy Beaten into Paralysis in Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $3.9 million settlement to be...
New Interactive Database Tracks Officer Arrests and Charges
The new Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Database is the first public, searchable web database that...
Bill Mandating a Chance at Parole for California’s Juvenile Lifers Goes to Governor’s Desk
On Friday, the state Assembly passed a bill that offers a parole hearing after 25 years of...