More than three months after California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on the death...
News
Beneath Their Rival Efforts to Reduce Police Shootings, Two Lawmakers Share One Common Experience as Mothers
By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters To reduce the use of force by California police, two Democrats...
SPRAYING GIRLS: New Lawsuit Tells Disturbing Story Of Detention Officers At LA County’s Central Juvenile Hall Repeatedly—& Unnecessarily—Pepper Spraying a 15-Year-Old Girl Without Ever Allowing Her to Properly “Decontaminate”
A new federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Los Angeles County Probation alleging...
A Historic Win for Students, Parents, and Advocates: LAUSD Officials Vote to End Random, Ineffective Searches in Schools
In 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District established a policy requiring schools to subject...
5 Essential Takeaways From the New Oversight Plan for LA County’s Still-Troubled Probation Department
After 14 public listening sessions held all around Los Angeles County—some of the meetings...
90 Percent of Kids In LA County’s Juvenile Halls Have “Open Mental Health Cases.” Supes Call Urgently For Rehabilitative Plan—for Youth & Adults
At Los Angeles County’s Central Juvenile Hall, the largest of the county’s three...
Artificial Intelligence Will Soon Be Responsible for Reducing Implicit Bias in the San Francisco DA’s Office
On July 1, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón will launch a new artificial intelligence...
A Look at the Data – Jail Bookings in LA County
A new white paper from Million Dollar Hoods dives into LA County data detailing jail bookings...
LASD Deputy Joseph Solano Has Died After Being Shot In An Inexplicable Attack on Monday
He was “one of the really good ones,” Deputy Joseph Solano’s cousin, told the Los...
New Probation Commission Must Have Subpoena Power Says Important New Report Detailing the “Dire Need” for Oversight
After ten months of public meetings, which were often intensely emotional, the special panel...