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Op-Ed: The False Claim Of An LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Being Shot By A Sniper Leads To A Classic Fail in Crisis Communication
We both advise companies & organizations on how to communicate with the public during a crisis, &...
‘You Don’t Own Me’
Larry Rosser spent 23 years in prison for killing his abuser before parole commissioners became...
“Mexicans Are Not Muslims” – New Lawsuit Alleges that Muslim Inmates in LA Jails Not Given the Basic Elements of Worship
Last week, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit alleging mistreatment...
Hitting the Assembly Floor: Bills to Expand Access to the Political Process to People With Felony Records
The California Assembly will soon consider two important measures that seek to expand access to...
New Report Fills in Gaps in What We Know About Recidivism and “Frequent Utilizers”
A new report reveals that there are at least 428,000 so-called “frequent utilizers”...
Success of Red Flag Laws Might Depend on Mental Health Teams
[Editor’s Note: In California, counties have varied widely in their use of the state’s...
String of Fatal Overdoses at Lancaster Prison Points to Urgent Need for Treatment on the Inside
David Weed was two months shy of his 38th birthday when he died from an overdose of fentanyl and...
CA Supremes Vote Unanimously In Favor of “Brady List” of Misbehaving LA Sheriff’s Deputies Going to Prosecutors
On Monday morning, August 26, the California Supreme Court voted unanimously that it is permissible...
The Story of a Sniper Wounding An LA County Sheriff’s Deputy at the LASD’s Lancaster Station Turns Out To Be a Hoax
The story was alarming. Late on Wednesday afternoon, August 21, the word went out that, just a few...