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Archive - October 2020
LA County Supes Approve $14 Million Settlement Over Immigration Holds
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors finalized a $14 million settlement in a...
State Continues to Hand Soon-to-Be-Released Prisoners Over to Immigration Agents During Pandemic
In recent weeks, the Adelanto ICE Processing Center has become the site of the largest active...
If Sheriff Refuses to Use $24 Million for County Parks Bureau, LA County Supes May Reimagine LA’s Parks Bureau Without the LASD
Los Angeles County has one of the largest locally-operated public parks systems in the nation. LA...
Under Our Skin: How racism leaves an unmistakable mark on Black Americans
I’m only now coming to grips with what it has meant to my soul – and my body – to have been...
How State Corrections Departments Are Addressing Trauma and Victimization Among Imprisoned Women
A new report from the Urban Institute shines a light on how 41 states do or don’t...
Thursday Night’s Informative & Take-No-Prisoners Debate Between Jackie Lacey & George Gascón as They Battle to See Who Will Be LA’s Next District Attorney
At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday October 8, an important debate took place between two term Los Angeles...
Why Did the LA’s District Attorney’s Office Fail to Bring Charges Against Suspects in the Sheriff’s Bandito Assault Case? (The Problematic LASD Investigation Didn’t Help, Says a New Report)
Why did the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office fail to bring charges against any of the...
Op-Ed: Communities Need a Reset of Policing & The Justice System. But Barr & Trump’s Law Enforcement “Commission” is a Cynical Sham
Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, the Commission is stacked with...
Governor Signs Bill to Close State’s Troubled & Systemically Racist Youth Prisons With an Ambitious Plan to Reimagine CA’s Youth Justice System
At approximately 4:42 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, Governor Gavin...