UPDATE: On Tuesday, August 21, the California senate passed SB 10 in a 26-12 vote. The bill is...
Archive - August 2018
Work on Civilian Oversight Commission for LA County Probation Finally Begins
On Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m., the newly chosen team, which has been given the task...
Free From Lockup, but 10 Times as Likely to Be Homeless – Report
The United State’s 5 million formerly incarcerated people are nearly 10 times more likely to...
Farewell to the Queen. R.I.P. Aretha.
After Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the 100 best vocalists of rock and roll in December...
Child Protection Czar Michael Nash Gives Supes Report on Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Anthony Avalos
The case of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, allegedly abused and killed by his mother and her boyfriend...
Alzheimer’s-Stricken Lee Baca, Currently Appealing Felony Conviction, Gets a New Job as Professor
On Monday, the University of Los Angeles College of Divinity in Compton announced it had selected...
Supervisors Want a Plan To Stop LA County From Unnecessarily Criminalizing Its Mentally Ill
On Tuesday, August 14, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion that, if...
Access Denied: The Digital Crisis in Prisons
By Adam Wisnieski In 2006, jailhouse lawyer Thomas C. O’Bryant sent a handwritten article to the...
Even as California’s Student Suspensions Fell 46% Over the Past 6 Years, the ‘Discipline Gap’ for Black Children Remained as Wide as Ever
Suspensions in California fell by 46 percent since 2011. But disparities between black students and...
How Well is LA County Protecting Child Welfare-Involved LGBTQ Kids? Lawmakers Request Audit to Find Out.
The California State Auditor will review Los Angeles County’s child welfare system in the...