For a long time, justice advocates have complained that the Los Angeles County District...
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The killing of Ahmaud Arbery highlights the danger of jogging while black
"Black men I interviewed who had jogged in white neighborhoods where they lived reported incidents...
Four Men in Chino Prison Die of Coronavirus in One Week, Bringing CA Prison Death Total to 5
As of Saturday, May 9, five men incarcerated at the California Institution for Men (CIM) in...
Two Kids in LA County’s Juvenile Halls Test Positive for COVID-19
Starting on May 4, Los Angeles County Probation began testing all youth who were entering the...
Coalition of 24 Attorneys General Call on U.S. Senate to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
On Monday, May 4, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and 23 other attorneys general called...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Order for the BOP to Start Releasing Vulnerable People From Elkton, Ohio Prison
On April 3, Attorney General William Barr sent his now-well known memorandum to Bureau of Prisons...
Empathy & Accountability in the Time of COVID-19
At this historic moment for our country, we need a new, wiser calculus from those who control the...
Decarceration in the Face of a Pandemic
One of the most urgent — and contentious — debates in criminal justice today is over which...
Some Local Juvenile Detention Numbers Drop, While Coronavirus Cases Inside Youth Lockups Climb
Update: As of May 6, 2020, none of the kids in LA County’s juvenile probation camps and halls...
Pregnant 30-year-old Is First Fed Female Prisoner to Die of COVID-19. Her Sister-in-Law Died in Custody 5 Years Before
On Tuesday, April 28, Andrea Circle Bear became the first female federal prisoner to die in custody...