The best reporting thus far on the inmate hunger strike that originated in the Pelican Bay...
Crime and Punishment
Judge Fails to Rule for Years on Possible Wrongful Convictions
This troubling story about multiple cases of justice preposterously delayed by the same US District...
Predictive Policing: Good Idea or Bad idea?
Wednesday, Larry Mantle’s AirTalk on KPCC focused on a new strategy that the LAPD plans to...
Should Neuroscience Change Our Idea of Sentencing…and Other Issues
CAN NEUROSCIENCE HELP US SENTENCE MORE EFFECTIVELY? An intriguing new book by Professor Deborah...
What Should We Do If We Wrongly Execute Someone? (& Related Stories)
Since the advent of DNA evidence, America has been dealing with an ever growing list of men and...
LAT DCFS Sequel, The Kids for Cash Case, Rights for Freed Felons….and More
A SECOND SMART LA TIMES EDITORIAL ABOUT THE LA COUNTY FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND THE POLITICAL WINDS...