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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...
New Report Says CA Endangers Kids in State’s Youth Prisons As COVID Round 2 Continues to Rise
A new report and accompanying fact sheet from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ)...
Soaring Drug Arrests Account for Much of the Exploding Incarceration Rate Among Women
Over the past few years, reporting on and public awareness about the plight of...
LA County Voted to Invest in Social Services Via Measure J. Now the Supes Must Prepare.
On November 3, 57 percent of voters in Los Angeles County approved Measure J, a ballot initiative...
Op-Ed: Working with the “Most Unlikely DA in America” Gave Me Hope
Over the three days it took to drive from Los Angeles to South Texas, I began to have fears and...
Veteran’s Day: With Deep Gratitude for our Brothers & Sisters Who Serve and Have Served
Here are a few literary thoughts to honor our veterans, and all that we owe them. We’ll begin...
LA County Supes Approve $3.9 Million Settlement for the Family of Ryan Twyman, After Deputies Shot 34 Bullets Into His Car
On June 6, 2019, two Los Angeles County deputies fired nearly three dozen rounds into a white Kia...
LA County Supervisors Vote to Explore how they can remove Sheriff Villanueva — should they think it necessary
On Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion that asks how...