Black Californians are up to 4.5 times more likely to be stopped for jaywalking than their white...
Archive - May 2021
Op-Ed: How qualified immunity protects police officers accused of wrongdoing
Qualified immunity is a federal law construct; however, some states are already moving to do away...
In the Child Welfare System, Black Families Should Matter
Reimagining a foster care system that errs on the side of protecting children, but...
System-Impacted Youth Leaders Push for LA County to Fund “Youth Justice Reimagined”
A coalition of youth leaders impacted by Los Angeles County’s criminal legal system is...
#SafetyIssues: A fatal staff heart attack amid reports of dangerous choices at LA County’s juvenile halls & one of its youth camps
As most readers know, in early January, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...
9th Circuit rules it’s mostly okay for LAPD Detectives to have “psychologically tortured” a 13-year-old to get him to confess to a murder he didn’t commit
Did three Los Angeles police detectives violate the law, along with the Fourteenth Amendment of the...
LA County Supervisors’ Motion Addresses LASD’s “Continued Harassment and Retaliation” Against Families of Those Killed By Deputies
In response to reports of harassment and intimidation from members of the Los Angeles County...