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New COVID-19 outbreak at one of California’s Youth Prisons—As Counties Resume Sending Kids Into the State’s Long-Broken System
Now that the state's counties are again sending kids to the state's youth prisons, it appears that...
LA County Supes Unanimously Call for Independent Oversight of Investigation Into LASD Shooting of Andres Guardado
At the start of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Supervisor Mark...
Disputes Over Body Cams, A Twitter War — & A Perplexing New Task Force to Probe Officer Involved Shootings
On Sunday an interesting Twitter war occurred between Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark...
How a City Known for High Crime Rates and Racial Tensions Kept Its Protests Non-Violent — Pointing the Way for the Rest of the Nation
For far too long in this country, if you say "public safety," people say "police" because they...
Nov. 2020 Ballot Measure Weakening CA Justice Reforms Would Harm Communities of Color, Stuff Prisons, and Cost Up to $450 Million Per Year, Says Report
A measure on California’s November ballot aimed at diluting some of the last decade’s...
After More Than 3,800 Coronavirus Infections, and 19 Deaths in CA’s Crowded Prisons, CDCR Agrees to More Early Releases
On Tuesday night, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that...
Two Black Men in Two CA High Desert Towns Found Hanging From Trees. Suicide? Or Lynching?
On Monday afternoon Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a virtual press conference to...
As Youth Arrests Dwindle, Racial Disparities Widen
Black kids now account for a third of all juvenile arrests in LA, nearly double the percentage from...
As Demonstrations Continue in Los Angeles, Leaders of LA’s Coalition of Community Groups Describe Their Next Set of Demands For Mayor Garcetti
"This is just round one. I hope the mayor realizes that."