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George Gascón & Jackie Lacey Will Now Face Each Other in November to See Who Will Be LA County’s Next DA
As of Friday night, March 20, approximately 34,328 LA County ballots still remain to be counted...
Coronavirus: Will courts continue to operate, preserving the rule of law?
"Compared to many other advanced countries, both federal and state court systems in the United...
As Coronavirus Spreads Outside LA’s Jails, LASD Says Program Providers Must Keep Coming to Work
Over the past few days, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has eliminated public visiting, reduced...
So…is a Runoff in the Los Angeles County DA’s Race A Done Deal?
Perhaps there's still enough room for a miracle to occur. But, the odds, right now, are against it.
What the COVID-19 Emergency Can Teach Us About “Alternatives To Incarceration”
Sheriff Villanueva then outlined three big changes he'd made that had allowed him to decrease the...
Coronavirus Puts Prisons in Tight Spot Amid Staff Shortages, Threats of Lockdown
There is no such thing as teleworking for a correctional officer tasked with guarding inmates.
Los Angeles DA’s Race Moves Still Closer to a Runoff With Latest Vote Count
Okay. When the last vote count was released this past Tuesday (March 10), two-term Los Angeles...
Letters From ACLU Call on ICE to Share Plans to Prevent and Manage COVID-19 in Detention Facilities
On Wednesday, March 11, the ACLUs of Southern and Northern California and Human Rights Watch sent...
The DA’s Race is Still Balancing on a Razor’s Edge — Plus Another Elections Story Involving Franky Carrillo, a Man Wrongly Imprisoned For 20 Years
More than a week has passed since March 3rd’s maddeningly-flawed voting day, and the...