YOLANDA’S STORY: RESCUED BY A GROUP HOME DOCTOR WHO FOUND A DIFFERENT WAY TO TREAT TRAUMA In...
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Juvenile Justice Roundup: Rikers, Solitary, Kids with Incarcerated Parents, and Serial
DEPT. OF JUSTICE SUES NYC OVER CONDITIONS AT RIKERS ISLAND JAIL On Thursday, the Justice Department...
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Interview, LAPD to Reform Problematic Crime Reporting, Cops Misunderstanding the Law, and Protection from Prosecutorial Misconduct
LAPD CHIEF CHARLIE BECK: STRUGGLING POLICE DEPARTMENTS CAN LEARN FROM THE LAPD BECAUSE IT HAS...
In Landmark Settlement, LA County Supervisors & Sheriff Agree to Outside Monitoring of Jails…and More
In a closed session on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a far reaching...
LASD Deputy James Sexton Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
On Monday morning, former Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy James Sexton became the 7th member of...
Summer Jobs Curb Teen Violence, Survey of Foster Kids Nearing Adulthood, a New Jail, and How Cops React to Scandal
CHICAGO TEENS’ VIOLENT CRIME RATE GETS CUT NEARLY IN HALF AFTER SUMMER JOB PROGRAM For the...
Two Cities on Opposite Ends of the School Discipline Spectrum, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, and Drugging Foster Kids
OAKLAND LEADING THE WAY ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE In 2007, an Oakland’s first restorative...
Child Welfare Czar Further Delayed, LASD Oversight, Long-Term Price of Locking Kids Up…and More
SUPERVISORS RESTART THE SEARCH FOR A CHILD WELFARE CZAR In a closed session last week, the LA...
LA County Supes Say YES to Civilian Commission to Oversee Sheriff’s Department (Updated)…Convictions That Aren’t…Racial Inequity….Bad School Data…& Torture
With a 3-2 vote, the LA County Board of Supervisors passed the motion introduced by Supervisors...
Federal Profiling Policies, Addressing Incarcerated Kids’ Education Needs, LASD Civilian Oversight…and More
NEW GUIDELINES: WHO (AND WHEN) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS CAN PROFILE US Attorney General Eric...