On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of a motion to...
Archive - October 2018
What Is the LA County Sheriff’s Department Doing About Its Big, Bad Deputy Gang Problem?
The report that members of a deputy clique within the East LA station of the Los Angeles County...
Does the Proposed New LA Probation Oversight Commission Have the Legal Right to Subpoena Power? A Group of Experts Say….YES
What kind of power does a civilian commission need if it is to effectively oversee a large, complex...
MacArthur Funds Criminal Justice Reforms in San Francisco and Long Beach
On Tuesday, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced $22 million in new grants...
LA County to Expand Popular Pre-Arrest Diversion Program
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand the county’s Law...
Majority of Bay Area Homeless Youth Come From Foster Care or Juvenile Justice, Report Says
By Sara Tiano Three out of four homeless youth in the Bay Area has been in foster care, the...
Inmate Hunger Strike in OC Jail System Points to Much Deeper Problems, Say Critics
Reports that there is trouble in the Orange County jail system have been intensified by the newest...
LA School Police Are Over-Arresting Students—Especially Black Students— Says New UCLA Report
A brand new report released by UCLA’s Million Dollar Hoods Project contains disturbing data...
Bringing Back the Vote for Disenfranchised Americans
Felony disenfranchisement reforms in 23 states have restored voting rights to 1.4 million people...
Kids in Adult Lockups Still “At Risk” After PREA, Says Report
Enacted fifteen years ago, in 2003, the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act aims to prevent rapes...