On Tuesday, February 6, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Steven Belanger died of a shooting wound...
Archive - February 2018
SF Seeks to Dump Criminal Justice System Fees That Bury Poor San Franciscans in Debt
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the SF Sheriff’s Department took steps...
Keeping Girls Out of a Justice System Created for Boys
By the Staff of Counseling@NYU Arrests of youth younger than 18 are down significantly. Between...
Does Memo From LA District Attorney’s Office Tell Cops How to Get Around New Law Protecting Kids’ Constitutional Rights?
On October 11, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 395, a bill requiring that youth...
Op-Ed: Will LA County Will Step Up & Lead Nation in Helping LGTBQ Kids in Foster Care System?
by Dr. Khush Cooper When families break down, systems have to take over. But most of those systems...
33 Prosecutors & Law Enforcement Officials Sign Amicus Brief Supporting LA Lawsuit Challenging DOJ, for Yanking Public Safety Grants From “Sanctuary” Cities
On Monday, a group of 33 current and former prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and others in...
California may up its rehab efforts to keep ex-inmates from returning to prison
by Sophia Bollag Gov. Jerry Brown wants to add millions in new spending on programs to help former...