Percentage of youth in residential facilities for truancy, running away, or supervision violations...
Archive - February 2018
Loyola Law School Opens a Social Justice Legal Clinic for Those Who Need Post Conviction “Second Chances”
“The moments when people need us the most are the moments when we have to be found,”...
Happy President’s Day 2018
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the...
Can Police Change Their Mindset From Warriors to Guardians?
By Stephen Handelman If cops provided first aid to individuals they shoot, regardless of the reason...
LA County Supes Seek Better Care and Outcomes for Pregnant and Post-Partum Incarcerated Women and Girls and Their Babies
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to identify ways to better support...
AGAIN
According to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, 17 people, both kids and adults, have now been...
LASD Civilian Commission Calls for 37 More Mental Evaluation Teams to De-Escalate Mental Health Crises
On Thursday, the civilian commission overseeing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...
LA County Probation Planning to Shut Down Controversial “Probation Lite” Youth Program….So Now What Lies Ahead for LA’s “At Risk” Kids?
The highly controversial Los Angeles County Probation youth program known colloquially by critics...
Decriminalizing Marijuana in Los Angeles County
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Hilda Solis introduced a read-in...
Community Groups Call on State to End Use of Pepper Spray in Juvenile Lockups
California is one of just five states that allows staff in juvenile detention facilities to carry...