The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Long...
Mental Health
Supervisors Want a Plan To Stop LA County From Unnecessarily Criminalizing Its Mentally Ill
On Tuesday, August 14, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion that, if...
The Inmate Suicide Crisis Plaguing San Diego County’s Jails
Inmates in San Diego County’s jail system commit suicide at much higher rates than inmates in...
Prosecutors Gather to Address the Mental Health & Criminal Justice Crisis
On Monday of this week, 48 hours of protests outside the San Luis Obispo courthouse finally ended. ...
LASD Civilian Commission Calls for 37 More Mental Evaluation Teams to De-Escalate Mental Health Crises
On Thursday, the civilian commission overseeing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...
Two Years After End of Indefinite Solitary in CA, CDCR Violating Terms of Settlement, and Inmates Experiencing Lasting Psychological Effects, Says Center for Constitutional Rights
In 2015, California settled Ashker v. Governor, a historic class-action lawsuit brought by the...