In a memo made public on Monday, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed the Department of...
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DHS Says Undocumented Families Will Not Be Separated at the Border
KELLY BACKS OFF PLAN TO SEPARATE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN AT THE BORDER U.S. Secretary of Homeland...
County to Look into Making it Easier to Take Action Against County Employees Who Lie
The LA County Board of Supervisors called for an analysis of whether a portion of the...
DOJ’s Inspector General Concerned by DOJ’s Lack of Oversight of Asset Forfeiture Activities
Over the past 10 years, law enforcement agencies have seized billions of dollars from people who...
Data Shows Arrests Numbers Dropping at the Local and State Levels
In Los Angeles and across the state, law enforcement officers are increasingly making fewer...
Does Race Affect Plea Bargaining? A New Study Says YES
Plea Bargains & Race We know that approximately 95 percent of all criminal convictions are the...
Should the LA County Sheriff’s Department Be Able to Fire Deputies Who Lie?
What Does It Take to Get Fired Around Here? It turns out that firing, or even sanctioning, law...
Bills to Help Sexual Assault and Trafficking Victims
BILL OF RIGHTS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS This week, AB 1312, the Sexual Assault Survivors’...
Bill to Ease Burden of Child Care for Foster Parents
Los Angeles County is experiencing a critical shortage of available foster parents and relative...
State Proposes Rules for Prop. 57 Regarding Good Time Credits and Parole
Late last week, California prison officials proposed regulations for the portions of voter-approved...