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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...
After Pell Grants Left Prisons, Higher Ed Behind Bars Dropped by Half
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, U.S. lawmakers passed a “tough-on-crime” bill that...
DJJ Watch: Visitor Brings Hidden Cache of Weapons to Stockton Youth Detention Facility
On Saturday, August 10, a 24-year-old man was arrested after attempting to visit one of...
Opinion: We Must Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) Despite recent efforts to reduce California’s prison...
Gov. Newsom Signs “Historic” Bill to Set Stricter Police Use-of-Force Standards
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 392, a bill by Assemblymembers Shirley Weber...
Judge Orders Sheriff to Make Rehired Deputy Mandoyan Turn in His Badge, Uniform, & Gun … Plus Other Interesting Villanueva-Related Events of the Past Week
On Monday, August 19, LA County Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff ordered a preliminary...
Recently Pardoned Activist Susan Burton On Trauma, Forgiveness, and Waking Up
At age 67, Susan Burton is a nationally known advocate for restoring civil and human rights to...
$68 Million in State Funding Goes to Local Pretrial Reforms, While CA Voters Wait to Decide Fate of Bail Reform Law
San Francisco's longstanding pretrial program is saved by not receiving state funding.