On Thursday morning, February 25, the California Supreme Court ruled in a very...
Archive - February 2021
LA County Supes Take Next Steps in Effort to Decriminalize Mental Health Crises
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed two motions to improve mental health...
The Newly-Introduced Promyse Act Aims to Make Sure a Big Pile of State $$ Gets to Effective Youth Programs, Not Law Enforcement
Last Wednesday, February 17, Senator Steven Bradford introduced Senate Bill 493, The PROMYSE...
The Voices of Youth Locked in San Francisco’s Soon-to-Be-Shuttered Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted in favor of legislation to...
Op-Ed: Gascon’s Evidence-Based Policies Will Help Reduce Wrongful Convictions & Move LA Forward
As part of innocence organizations representing people who were wrongfully prosecuted and convicted...
On June 30, 2023, CA’s Youth Prisons Will Close Their Doors, But Right Now There Are Essential Steps to Be Taken for Youth Safety
Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2021-22 state budget nails down plans for the closure of the...
LAUSD’s $25 Million Cut to School Police Will Fund Black Student Achievement Plan
In June 2020, the Los Angeles Unified School District board voted to cut $25 million from the $70...
A Close Look at Why Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón Asked the Board of Supes to Let Him Hire a Special Prosecutor to Examine Problematic Police Shootings
During her eight-year tenure, former Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey was repeatedly...
LA County Supervisors Call for Report on “Trauma Informed” Violence Prevention Strategies
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion focused on addressing gun...
What Did Monday’s Ruling About DA Gascón’s New Justice Reform Policies Really Mean?
On Monday morning, February 8, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant issued his ruling on the...