On January 1, a new state law, SB 1421, returned to the public long-withheld access to law...
Archive - January 2019
LA Sheriff Villanueva Defends Reinstatement of Deputy Accused Of Domestic Violence, But LA Supes Not At All Pleased
On the morning of Tuesday, January 29, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva made a surprise...
Reading to Their Children Helps Incarcerated Parents Maintain a Powerful Connection
Editor’s Note: An estimated 10 million kids in the US have parents who are currently locked...
Stockton Unified Settles With CA DOJ Over Mistreatment of Students of Color and Kids With Disabilities
The Stockton Unified School District and its police department have agreed to five years of state...
The Orange County Register Replies to Richard Wexler’s Op Ed about “Crack Baby Journalism”
Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, child welfare expert Richard Wexler wrote an Op-Ed...
LA District Attorney Announces New First-of-Its-Kind Mental Health Division
In an effort to divert the pipeline of mentally ill people funneled into Los Angeles County jails...
The Release of Adnan Khan, Criminal Justice Reform & Supporting Victims—Does It Have To Be a Zero-Sum Equation?
Rebecca Weiker, is the Program Director for Re:store Justice, and knows Adnan Khan well. But...
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted for Lying About Beating of LA Jail Visitor & Why It’s a Big Deal
Looked at from a distance, convicting LA County sheriff's deputy Byron Dredd of lying to FBI...
Dispatch From San Quentin: Filmmaker/Writer/Activist Adnan Khan Becomes First Person Re-sentenced After Change in Felony Murder Rule
On Friday morning, January 18, Judge Laurel Brady re-sentenced 34-year-old Adnan Khan, dropping his...
Recollections of Traveling With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
To honor Dr King, here are some recollections expressed earlier this month by some of those who...