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New Report Says LA County’s Deputy Gangs Promote a “secretive, violent, us-against-them” police culture
A new rigorously researched report takes a deep look at the corrosive effects that deputy gangs...
New ACLU Campaign Urges Governors to Use Their Executive Clemency Powers
On Wednesday, the ACLU announced the launch of a campaign to push governors across the country to...
Supervisors Vote to Expand Data Collection in Push to “Reimagine” Justice in LA County
While the county has made important progress over the last decade to increase data collection and...
With a Huge COVID-19 Spike In CA’s Dangerous Youth Prisons, Why Did the Governor Ask Counties to Keep Sending More Kids?
COVID-19 is spiking in California’s youth prisons. And the upward climb has yet to stop. As...
LA County Supes Poised to Ask Voters to Lock-in County Funds for Community Investments and Alternatives to Incarceration
Last week, on July 21, LA County’s Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in favor of moving forward...
Dispatch From San Quentin: Proximity Hurts
I just found out my friend died. He contracted COVID-19 in San Quentin State Prison after a botched...
Crime Rates Did Not Rise Under Coronavirus-Propelled Decarceration, Says Report
In a report released Monday, the ACLU’s analytics team examined 29 large cities in counties...
The Executioners: Does a Violent Deputy Gang Rule LA County’s Compton Station?
In a new legal claim, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy describes how the Compton Sheriff’s...
OIG Report Reveals How Administrative Failures Allowed Coronavirus to Explode Inside a Federal Prison Complex in Lompoc
A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Inspector General has identified a series...