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Federal Judge Shreds Fired Deputy’s Lawsuit Claiming Political Retaliation, In the Latest Chapter of the Never-Ending Carl Mandoyan Drama
According to the judge, where a plaintiff is "not entitled to his job at all." The plaintiff, the...
Another Victim of Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Giancarlo Scotti Gets Payout
Last Tuesday, October 29, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a $325,000...
ACLU Hits LASD With Lawsuit Over Failure to Release Misconduct Records Under Police Transparency Law
" LASD is the only agency in the state of California to deny the ACLU’s request" for public...
Moving From Punishment to Hope and Healing for Kids in the Juvenile Justice System
By Stephanie Miceli The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Every year in the...
Because Most Locked-up Women Are in Jail, Not Prison, State Reforms Often Fail to Reach Them
PPI's yearly "big-picture view of incarcerated women helps us see why many recent criminal justice...
When George Gascón Finally Announced He Would Challenge Jackie Lacey for LA District Attorney, He Triggered the Most Watched DA’s Race in the Nation
At around 10 a.m. on Monday morning, George Gascón announced that he had officially thrown his hat...
How We Are Failing Domestic Violence Victims & What the County Wants to Do About It
“Domestic violence is like no other crime,” writes author/journalist Rachel Louise...
A Police Department’s Difficult Assignment: Atonement
In Stockton, California, city and law enforcement leaders are attempting to build trust between...
LA County to Investigate Organ Harvesting Companies’ Nearly Unrestrained Access to the Morgue
In more than two dozen cases in LA and San Diego counties, organ and tissue harvesting companies...