By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline With rising numbers of children under state supervision and a worsening...
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Under New CA Bill, 911 Dispatchers Would Be Trained to Identify and De-escalate Mental Health Crises
A new California bill, AB 680, aims to reduce the criminalization of people suffering from mental...
Replacing Invasive Strip Searches With Body Scanners at LA County Jails
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to collect...
Will the Death of This Little Boy Drive Up Foster Care Removals In LA County?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The death late last week of Anthony Avalos, a ten-year-old Lancaster boy, is...
Bill Would Give FCC Power to Cap Outrageous Intrastate Calls Between Inmates and Their Families
In 2013 and 2015, the Federal Communications Commission placed caps on how much companies can...
LA County Looks at Expanding Mental Health Intervention Program That Aims to Prevent School Shootings
On Tuesday, just under two weeks after the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland...