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With SB 1437, Gov. Brown Unravels California’s Long-Standing Felony Murder
Under California’s current felony murder rule, individuals involved in serious crimes that result...
CA Police Agencies Will Have to Release Police Misconduct Records & Video of Officer-Involved Shootings Thanks to Two Brown-Approved Historic Bills
Behind the Blue Wall of Silence On Sunday night, hours before the final deadline to transform bills...
LA County Sheriffs Must Improve Treatment Of Families Who Lose Loved Ones in Deputy-Involved Shootings & Other LASD-Related Deaths, Says New Report
In the last five years, 207 people have died while in the custody of the Los Angeles County...
Gov. Brown Shoots Down Bill to Increase Accountability Around Police Acquisition of Military Gear
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 3131, a bill to increase transparency around...
New CA Law Closes Legal Loophole SDPD Used to Collect DNA From Kids
In 2004, California voter-approved Proposition 69 loosened state restrictions on when law...
CDCR Will Have to Send Annual Reports on Suicide Prevention to CA Legislature Under New Law
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has long struggled to prevent...
Los Angeles Looks to End Cycle of Violence By Addressing Trauma
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, California Health Report As a young man growing up in the Westmont...
Black Kids Far More Likely to Be Tried As Adults & Sentenced to Adult Prisons, According to New Report
Arrest rates for youth have fallen nearly 75 percent since a high in 1994, but despite the stats...
California Weighs Cap on How Long Mentally Incompetent Youth Can Be Held in Juvenile Halls
A California bill would offer mentally incompetent juveniles held in detention the same legal...