While the county has made important progress over the last decade to increase data collection and...
COVID-19 & Justice
Dispatch From San Quentin: Proximity Hurts
I just found out my friend died. He contracted COVID-19 in San Quentin State Prison after a botched...
Crime Rates Did Not Rise Under Coronavirus-Propelled Decarceration, Says Report
In a report released Monday, the ACLU’s analytics team examined 29 large cities in counties...
OIG Report Reveals How Administrative Failures Allowed Coronavirus to Explode Inside a Federal Prison Complex in Lompoc
A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Inspector General has identified a series...
More COVID Heartbreak: First Sworn LAPD Officer Dies of COVID-19
On Friday morning, July 24, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced that the...
Op-Ed: Prisons Are Overwhelmed With COVID-19. Why Aren’t Governors Doing More?
How governors respond to this pandemic will define their legacy. They all face a choice: save lives...