According to a soon-to-be-published study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine...
Archive - March 2020
County to Boost Art Programs in County Lockup and to Use Art to Prevent Incarceration in the First Place
Updated: This story was updated on March 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
Each Murder in Stockton Costs Taxpayers $2.5 Million, Says Report
A new report quantifying the cost of gun violence in Stockton, CA, estimates that each shooting...
Measure R Passing With a Landslide, While DA’s Race Still Balances On a Nerve-Wracking Razor’s Edge – UPDATED
As one more round of ballots is counted after Tuesday’s unforgivably badly organized voting...
Bill Would Retroactively Expunge Eligible Criminal Records Dating Back to 1973
California Assemblymember Phil Ting has introduced a bill aimed at reducing the collateral...
Op-Ed: Why I Believe We Need a Change at the Top in L.A. County’s DA’s Office
In California, and across the nation, we have seen reforms of the destructive attitudes and...
DA Jackie Lacey Tells Press About Death Threats & Other Fears After Husband Pulls Gun on Black Lives Matter Protesters Gathered in Front of Her Home
At around 5:45 a.m. Monday, the day before California’s primary election day, the husband of...
New Poll Shows U.S. Voters Favor “Second Look” Policies To Reduce Excessive Prison Terms
Do Americans want their policymakers to take a second look at some of the outsized sentences that...