Tens of thousands of families still owe juvenile justice fees that the state has since abolished.
Archive - February 2020
Mental Illness Numbers Continue to Climb in California’s Jails, State Data Shows
The proportion of people in California jails suffering from mental illness rose 63 percent over the...
LA’s Critically Important Race for District Attorney Heats Up With Attack Ads, Questionable Donations, & New Endorsements.
In the past week, the competition to lead the DA's office has heated up to a scorching level...
AG Becerra to Investigate LAPD Gang Database Misuse Scandal
The California Department of Justice is launching a review of the Los Angeles Police...
Victim Was a ‘Prostitute’
The LAPD manual still uses language like 'lynching,' and 'prostitute,' and until five months ago...
New Bill Seeks Fewer Wrongful Convictions in California
On Friday, California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced a new bill that he hopes...
Deploying Body-Worn Cameras in a County Jail
A sheriff's office in Wyoming recently began using body-worn cameras on deputies working inside the...
LA City Council Passes Ordinance to Block Fed-Funded Lock-Up for Immigrant Children
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council passed a temporary ordinance that it appears will act to...
This Criminal Justice Scholar Tracks Murder Cases That Use the ‘Gay Panic Defense,’ a Controversial Practice Banned in 9 States
W. Carsten Andresen, a criminal justice scholar, has been building a database of murder cases that...
New Youth Council to Advise LA County Officials on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Other Matters Affecting LA’s Kids
UPDATE: This story was updated on Feb. 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., to reflect the events of the LA...