Criminal justice systems increasingly rely on ankle monitors, despite the burden their use places...
Alternatives to Incarceration
Opinion – Criminal justice algorithms: Being race-neutral doesn’t mean race-blind
By Duncan Purves and Jeremy Davis, The Conversation Justice is supposed to be “blind.”...
LA County Board of Supes approves $187.7 million spending package to advance the county’s “care first, jails last” vision
At the Tuesday August 10, meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the board...
“Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem,” a new film on the damage done by the nation’s lowest level criminal charges
The U.S. has a misdemeanor problem. Misdemeanor charges make up over 80 percent of the criminal...
CA’s Jail & Prison populations went down during COVID, but now the jail numbers have crept back up
When the COVID-19 pandemic began its frightening rise in the United States, justice advocates were...
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...