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Placing Food Justice Before Criminal Justice
By Gabrielle Tilley On the corner of Vermont and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in South Los...
Opiates, the Senate Health Care Bill, & the Politics of a Deadly Epidemic
EDITOR’S NOTE: If there’s one book to read in order to better understand the opioid...
Youth of Merced Use the Power of Writing to Illuminate the Human Cost of Incarceration…& Other Urgent Issues
Poetry & Lock-Up & Community Education Earlier this month, an innovative youth program...
Judge Denies Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Bail While Awaiting Appeal (But It’s Still Unlikely Baca Will Go to Prison on July 25)
On Thursday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson issued an order denying former LA...
Through Restorative Community Meetings, Juveniles Repair Harm and Avoid Lockup
In a new report, the non-profit Impact Justice explored the effects of a program in Alameda County...
LA County to Create Foster Youth Bill of Rights
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion Tuesday that will create...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Order Increase in Asset Seizures
Speaking before the National District Attorneys Association on Monday, US Attorney General Jeff...
New Report Says Electronic Monitoring for Youth Sets Kids Up for Failure
Is Electronic Monitoring for Kids Just a Fast Trip to Lock-Up? Sam* was 16 when he was arrested in...
Governor Brown Signs Two Noteworthy Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Brown signs first round of bills this season.