CHALLENGING BACA On Wednesday morning, retired commander Robert Olmsted, 62, formally announced...
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US AG Holder Announces Criminal Justice Reforms, Judge Rules NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Violates Rights, Gov. Brown Signs Transgender Student Bill
HOLDER REVEALS FED. SENTENCING REFORMS AND OTHER CHANGES AIMED AT REDUCING THE PRISON POP. Monday...
Contra Costa County’s Awful Juvenile Hall…..Holder to Announce Sentencing Reform…….7 Shells = 15 Years….and More
IS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY “LOCKING UP YOUTH AND THROWING AWAY THEIR FUTURES?” An alarming...
“I can’t fire Sheriff Baca, but you can…” Supervisor Gloria Molina Speaks Out
Normally we don’t post on the weekend, but there are times when issues can’t wait. This...
Examining the Decade-Long National Drop in Crime….Controversy as Calif Considers Private Prisons…Racial Bias and Stand Your Ground Laws
EDITOR’S NOTE: Light posting today as we are working on larger stories, two of which are...
Is Drug Sentencing Reform Really Coming?….In CA Who Will Get Early Release?….Baca Tells LB Rotary Club He’s Running…and More
We may be at the very beginning of a sea change when it comes to drug sentencing, at least on the...
More Shocking Asset Forfeiture Stories…LA City Attorney Addresses Wobbling Offenses…and Sheriff Baca & the LA Times Editorial
ASSET FORFEITURE—ORIGINALLY INTENDED AS A CRIME DETERRENT IN THE 70’S, NOW A GOLDEN...
LA County Supervisors to Look at Juvenile Court-Appointed Attorneys’ Pay…the Horrors of Asset Forfeiture…and More
LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF MEAGER FEES PAID TO COURT-APPOINTED...
Don’t run again, Sheriff Baca…Says the LA Times
On Sunday, the LA Times editorial board called for Sheriff Lee Baca not to run again. They made...
Victims of Bullying More Likely to End Up In Criminal Justice System…Child Abuse in Army Families Up 40%…and “Orange is the New Black”
VICTIMS—NOT JUST THE BULLIES—HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT LATER Victims...