On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward with the...
Archive - June 2018
Op-Ed: A Psychologist & Trauma Expert Looks at U.S. Border Policies With Alarm
“We Are Better Than This” by Claire Thomas-Duckwitz, M.A. Ph.D. L.P. I visited Dilley...
Separating Immigrant Kids From Their Parents & What We Know About the High Cost of Childhood Trauma
An immigration official announced this past Friday that, in the 42 days between April 19 and May...
Why So Many Formerly Justice-Involved Young Adults Are Homeless & What We Need to Do About It
According to a recent series of research briefs on youth and young adult homelessness by Chapin...
Prop. 47 Reduced Recidivism & Infused Money Into Rehabilitation, but Also Boosted Theft-Related Crime Rates, Report Says
While California crime rates remain at historic lows, voter-approved Proposition 47 appears to have...
This Town Has a Plan to Protect Kids From ICE
By Matt Vasilogambros After Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers descended on the Midwest...
More Training and a “Change in Culture” Means Fewer Serious Uses of Force in LA County Jails, Sheriff’s Report Says
Serious uses of force against inmates are down in LA County’s Inmate Reception Center...
Why Aren’t We Spending More on Prisoner Education?
By Stephen Steurer Education reduces crime, plain and simple. The RAND Corporation underscored the...
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Deputy Should Be Shielded From Lawsuit in Shooting of 13-year-old Carrying Pellet Gun
This week, the U.S. Supreme is going to be asked to grant a northern California deputy a special...
Former Inmates Push U.S. Senators to Pass Controversial, Trump-Supported Prison Reform Bill
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 5682, the prison reform bill more commonly...