For most of December, the number of youth in quarantine due to their exposure to someone with...
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California Prisons Still Slammed by Coronavirus, Report 1,445 New Cases in Three Days, Hitting Record High
More than eight months into the coronavirus crisis, California’s prison system is full of...
As Trump & Barr Rush To Execute People, More Than 90 Prosecutors & Law Enforcement Leaders Across the U.S. Say STOP!
"When we choose death, it is irreversible: we can never go back and overturn a wrongful conviction...
Should 14-and-15-Year-old Kids be tried as Adults? New LA DA Gascón says No, as a Case That Could Permanently Decide the Question Goes to CA Supremes
On Tuesday, December 1, the California Supreme Court heard a much-watched case having to do with...
Today Is #GivingNewsDay & WitnessLA Needs Your Help!
Today is #GivingTuesday — or #GivingNewsDay as nonprofit newsrooms across America are now...
Community Supervision Is Overused, Overly Punitive, and Fuels Mass Incarceration, Justice Leaders Say
Approximately 4.4 million (or 1 out of every 58) adults were on probation or parole in the United...
Testing Negative in San Quentin
“I’m required to take the test every week or be disciplined with a 115 (a rules violation) for...
Op-Ed: School Suspensions Don’t Just Unfairly Penalize Black Students – They Lead to Lower Grades and ‘Black Flight’
By Charles Bell, The Conversation School suspensions are intended to deter violence and punish...
Op-Ed: In Big city child welfare Philadelphia gets a little better, Los Angeles gets worse, & the “professional kidnappers” are hard at work in Phoenix
In addition to tracking the propensity of states to take children from their families, the National...
Realigning CA’s Juvenile Justice System Must Come With Significant Change at the County-Level, Says Report
The impending closure of California’s long-troubled juvenile prison system, the Division of...