The California Assembly will soon consider two important measures that seek to expand access to...
Archive - August 2019
New Report Fills in Gaps in What We Know About Recidivism and “Frequent Utilizers”
A new report reveals that there are at least 428,000 so-called “frequent utilizers”...
Success of Red Flag Laws Might Depend on Mental Health Teams
[Editor’s Note: In California, counties have varied widely in their use of the state’s...
String of Fatal Overdoses at Lancaster Prison Points to Urgent Need for Treatment on the Inside
David Weed was two months shy of his 38th birthday when he died from an overdose of fentanyl and...
CA Supremes Vote Unanimously In Favor of “Brady List” of Misbehaving LA Sheriff’s Deputies Going to Prosecutors
On Monday morning, August 26, the California Supreme Court voted unanimously that it is permissible...
The Story of a Sniper Wounding An LA County Sheriff’s Deputy at the LASD’s Lancaster Station Turns Out To Be a Hoax
The story was alarming. Late on Wednesday afternoon, August 21, the word went out that, just a few...
After Pell Grants Left Prisons, Higher Ed Behind Bars Dropped by Half
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, U.S. lawmakers passed a “tough-on-crime” bill that...
DJJ Watch: Visitor Brings Hidden Cache of Weapons to Stockton Youth Detention Facility
On Saturday, August 10, a 24-year-old man was arrested after attempting to visit one of...
Opinion: We Must Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) Despite recent efforts to reduce California’s prison...
Gov. Newsom Signs “Historic” Bill to Set Stricter Police Use-of-Force Standards
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 392, a bill by Assemblymembers Shirley Weber...