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Archive - October 2019
When George Gascón Finally Announced He Would Challenge Jackie Lacey for LA District Attorney, He Triggered the Most Watched DA’s Race in the Nation
At around 10 a.m. on Monday morning, George Gascón announced that he had officially thrown his hat...
How We Are Failing Domestic Violence Victims & What the County Wants to Do About It
“Domestic violence is like no other crime,” writes author/journalist Rachel Louise...
A Police Department’s Difficult Assignment: Atonement
In Stockton, California, city and law enforcement leaders are attempting to build trust between...
LA County to Investigate Organ Harvesting Companies’ Nearly Unrestrained Access to the Morgue
In more than two dozen cases in LA and San Diego counties, organ and tissue harvesting companies...
Facing the Inferno, Part 3: 11 Months Later, Another Youth Facility, Another Fire, Another Trauma-Filled Disaster
One boy was in a holding cell on one of the LASD buses with 15 other boys, who reportedly taunted...
Concealed Carry Murders: Permit-Holders Killed More Than 1,300 People in Last Decade
Individuals with approved concealed carry permits have killed at least 1,335 people — not in...
Report Shows “Coercive” Court-Ordered Community Service Sits “at the Intersection of Mass Incarceration and Economic Inequality”
"There is a lot of fear. Even people with traffic violations are anxious about being jailed for not...
Dispatches From San Quentin: Is San Quentin State Prison the Future of Prison Reform?
One thing prisons can’t address are the socioeconomic factors that make crime more likely in...
Taking the Police Out of Mental Health-Related 911 Rescues
Editor’s Note: Eugene, Oregon’s Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS)...