As many of you may know, SB 9, went down to defeat in the California State Assembly last Thursday. ...
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Is Ventura Trying More Kids As Adults Than Any Other County….for the Money?
This week the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice released a brand new report that shows...
AB 9, the CA Juvenile Life Bill Passes Hurdle & Hunger Strikes Make Progres
FIRST THE LATEST NEWS ON AB 9 The AP has the story: A controversial bill headed for a vote in...
Should Neuroscience Change Our Idea of Sentencing…and Other Issues
CAN NEUROSCIENCE HELP US SENTENCE MORE EFFECTIVELY? An intriguing new book by Professor Deborah...
Blaming the Rape Victim, Changing 3-Strikes, Prison Theater…. & Hemingway
“IT’S ONCE AGAIN IT’S THE ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM WHO IS ON TRIAL, SAYS LAT’S...
Flogging for Flogging, Deporting Dreamers, & More Justice-Related Must Reads
IN DEFENSE OF FLOGGING Suddenly everyone has taken notice of Peter Moskos new book, “In...