This has been a full, complicated, and always interesting year in the world of justice in Los...
Archive - December 2019
In a Surprise Move, Supervisors Name Ray Leyva, Former Sheriff’s Department 2nd in Command, As Interim LA Probation Chief
In an unexpected move, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has named former LASD...
New Screenings for Childhood Trauma Raise Hopes, Challenges
California health officials are gearing up for the launch of a statewide screening effort that aims...
New Year, New Laws: 10 Important Justice Bills Going Into Effect in January
Next Wednesday, California’s new police use-of-force reform bill, a private prison ban, and a...
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, & Happy Nearly New Year to All
To provide you with a little extra seasonal joy, here's Ireland's Glen Hansard with some of his...
Report: Juvenile Incarceration Rates Have Plummeted, but Thousands More Kids Could Be Kept Out of Lockup
Between 2000 and 2019, the rate of youth incarceration dropped approximately 60 percent, and...
Probation Chiefs’ Association Hopes to Raise the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction in CA
Next year, the organization known as the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) has big...
$25 Million for Federal Gun Violence Research in Congress’s $1.4 Billion Spending Plan
Last year, Congress clarified that the CDC could conduct research on gun violence, as long as it...
LA County Sheriff’s Sergeant Accused of “Unlawful” Campaign of Harassment Against Justice Advocate & Film Producer Scott Budnick
On Sunday, December 15, civil rights attorney Ron Kaye sent a letter to Los Angeles County Sheriff...
Youth Reports of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Lockups on the Decline
In 2012, 9.5 percent of youth — nearly one out of every 10 kids — in juvenile...