On Thursday, the Association of Deputy District Attorneys announced that its board of directors had...
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Governor Brown Shoots Down Bill to Create a “Trauma Informed Schools Initiative”
On Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have created a “Trauma-Informed...
Gov. Brown Vetoes Bill to Address Sheriff-Coroner Controversy
On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 1303, a bill introduced in response to...
“Freeing the Vote” in LA County by Empowering Justice System-Involved Eligible Voters
In July, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supes Mark Ridley-Thomas...
LA County Supes Tell Sheriff McDonnell To Stop Helping the LAPD Record Potentially Compromising Attorney-Client Conversations
On Tuesday the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to send a formal, “five-signature...
Op Ed: The Myth That Crime Rises as Prisons Shrink
California’s dramatic reduction in its prison populations hasn’t compromised public...
LASD Supervisors’ Union Endorses Jim McDonnell for Sheriff, A Nod That May Come With a Nice Pile of Cash
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA)—the main...
San Bernardino Deputy Violated Middle Schoolers’ Rights When He Arrested Them to “Prove a Point”
In a Monday ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said that San Bernardino County...
20,000 Lost Years and $2.2 Billion in Government Payouts – The Cost of Wrongful Convictions in America
Exonerated Americans have officially spent a total of more than 20,000 years in prison for crimes...
County Supes Hope to Save Lives by Boosting Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Services for First Responders
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion focused on...