WEDNESDAY UPDATE: The U.S. Attorney’s office has agreed to review the weekend shootings...
Criminal Justice
Gathering Some Thoughts About the Murders in Aurora
Over the weekend, it was hard to focus on news other than the shootings in Aurora, Colorado, where...
Federal Detainees Housed in Privatized Facilities, Juvenile Justice Budget Cuts…and More
REPORT SAYS PRIVATIZED FACILITIES HOUSE 29% OF FEDERAL DETAINEES The Sentencing Project released a...
Life-Skills Programs Combat Juvie Crime, Baca’s Legal Issues, and “Breaking Bad”
LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAMS GREATLY REDUCE JUVIE ARREST RATES Enrolling disadvantaged teens in life-skills...
Protesters Greet Ringling Bros. In LA, FBI’s Largest Review of Forensic Evidence, and…Bears
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN, BUT NOT WITHOUT MUCH PROTEST FROM ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS With...
ACLU Lawsuit Says DA’s & LASD’s Evidence Policy May Have Damaged Thousands of Cases
On Tuesday, the ACLU of Southern California, along with a criminal defense law firm and two law...