In an amicus brief filed Thursday, a group of 67 current and former elected prosecutors, Attorneys...
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California Supports Closing Juvenile Lockups in Favor of Community Alternatives
Most residents in Los Angeles County and across the state support closing juvenile detention...
Report: Inconsistencies in LASD Data Reporting on Jail Violence
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has a data-tracking (and reporting) problem, according...
At Appeal Hearing 9th Circuit Judges Ask About Paul Tanaka’s Viking Tattoo
It’s All About the Vikings During the Monday appeals hearing for Paul Tanaka, the former...
Op-Ed: Our Work to Reform the Juvenile Justice System Is Not Yet Complete
“If our collective responsibility is to foster justice and public safety—as we believe it...
New Report Points to California Prosecutors Who Most Frequently “Violated Their Constitutional Duties”
New Harvard Law Report Shines a Light On Prosecutorial Misconduct and “Names Names” In...
Essential Juvenile Justice Bill Reauthorization Passes Senate, But It’s All About What Happens In the “Conference Committee”
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Moves Toward Reauthorization—But...
Progress Toward Ending Juvenile Isolation in the US
Despite an ongoing national movement toward banning solitary confinement for youth, which has been...
San Francisco, Santa Clara County To Get Help Improving Their Pretrial Justice Systems
The Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) has chosen six jurisdictions, including two in California, to...
Bill Update: Brown Signs Foster Youth Voter Bill, and Protections for Sexually Abused Kids
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that aims to encourage foster...