On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate a $50 fee levied against...
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Computer Glitches Trouble LA’s Foster Care System and Alameda’s Court System
DCFS MISSES PAYMENTS TO FOSTER YOUTH, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS The LA County...
CA Grand Juries Regain the Power to Indict Law Enforcement Officers
California’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed a 2016 law that banned the use of...
DOJ Tackles Profit-Focused Court Practices…the Healing Power of Poetry…the Human Toll of Jail…and More
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TAKES AIM AT UNJUST COURT FINES AND FEES On Monday, the US Department of Justice...
More Mental Health Competency Cases in LA….Felony Theft Thresholds….Bills Target Rape Kit Backlogs….and Justice Thomas Speaks
PERPLEXING JUMP IN MENTAL HEALTH COMPETENCY CASES IN LOS ANGELES Mental health competency cases in...
Report Recommends Continuing Effective Women’s Diversion Court in LA
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT. SAYS RENEW FUNDING FOR WOMEN’S RE-ENTRY COURT, WHICH LOWERS RECIDIVISM...