During its pilot period, Los Angeles County’s Family Assistance Program was a welcome help to...
Archive - February 2022
“Gate Money” Bill Would Significantly Increase Assistance for Californians Returning Home From Prison
In California, people leaving prison each receive $200 as a release allowance, known as “gate...
Los Angeles DA George Gascón wrestles with the case of Hannah Tubbs & the complexity of justice reform, as he modifies his ban on trying youth as adults
Gascón admitted that even the best intentioned one-size-fits-all rules don't always work when it...
‘A change in narrative’: Ethnic studies program helps incarcerated youth navigate identity
Nate Tan's students aren’t Zooming in from campus dorms. Instead, they’re taking classes in...
LA County’s Central Juvenile Hall barely dodges hearing by state board as to whether the facility is “suitable” for youth habitation.
Time is nearly up for LA County Probation to clean up its youth jails before the state board lowers...
Unidentified intruder posing as healthcare worker wanders into LA County youth lock-up, takes COVID “swabs” from kids, then exits.
On Saturday, January 29, 2022, an unidentified person managed to enter Los Angeles...
Op-Ed: Tough-on-crime laws and mass incarceration waste tax dollars and don’t make us any safer
Elected prosecutors have been seeking other proactive ways to reform a criminal legal system that...