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Jerry Powers Officially Approved as Probation Chief. Now Who is He?
Jerry Powers was officially tapped on Tuesday as the new Chief of LA County’s troubled...
Looking at Our Broken System of Criminal Justice
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens reviews “The Collapse of American Criminal...
Working, Will Post Later Today
Monday Must Reads
STEVE JOBS ON 60 MINUTES The biography of Steve Jobs comes out today, Monday (debuting at No. 1 on...
Student Privacy v. Press Freedom, LAUSD Cops Change Tactics….and More Friday Must Reads
IS THIS PRESS REQUEST WRONGLY INVADING STUDENT PRIVACY? The Chicago Tribune and the University of...
All Over But the Paperwork: Jerry Powers Will Be Chief Probation Officer for LA
It’s not officially official yet, but deals have been made, hands have been shaken, last...
If Sheriff Was “Kept in the Dark” on Jails Abuse, Shouldn’t Heads Roll?
Last week, Sheriff Lee Baca did a massive mea culpa when he met with the Times Editorial Board and...
Sheriff Baca, Supe Zev and ACLU’s Eliasberg on Which Way LA? at 7 p.m.
Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? is looking at the next step in the jails mess at 7 pm on...
Jim Webb’s National Criminal Justice Bill Headed for Senate Vote…and More
Two and a half years ago, Senator Jim Webb proposed some excellent (and low cost) criminal justice...