By Theresa Wiltz Public defenders have complained for decades they’ve got too many cases...
Archive - November 2017
Supes to Increase Services for Parents of Sex Trafficking Victims
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to help parents and caregivers of...
The Writer, Chapter 3 – by Dennis Danziger
In August of this year, John Rodriguez was released from prison after Governor Jerry Brown commuted...
We Need You! Help Turn #GivingTuesday Into #GivingNewsDay!
Today is #GivingTuesday-–or #GivingNewsDay as nonprofit newsrooms across America are now...
17 Nonprofits Providing Lawyers to Immigrants Selected to Receive $7.45 Million from LA Justice Fund
Seventeen non-profits in Los Angeles County have received $7.45 million from the LA Justice Fund to...
The Writer, Part 2 – by Dennis Danziger
EDITOR’S NOTE: When we last left off, it was 2010, and Venice High School English teacher...
Two Years After End of Indefinite Solitary in CA, CDCR Violating Terms of Settlement, and Inmates Experiencing Lasting Psychological Effects, Says Center for Constitutional Rights
In 2015, California settled Ashker v. Governor, a historic class-action lawsuit brought by the...
Ride-Sharing Company Will Get LA Foster Kids to School
Today, HopSkipDrive, a child-focused ride-sharing company, announced a partnership with Los Angeles...
Rethinking Youth Arrests and Prosecution
By Patricia Soung, Kim McGill, Bikila Ochoa and Josh Green The work is just beginning under an...
Anaheim PD Has “Shocking” Pattern of Fatal Police Shootings Says New ACLU Report
Over the past three years, the Anaheim Police Department’s rate of officer-involved deaths...