CALIFORNIA’s JUSTICE-RELATED BILLS—SOME SIGNED INTO LAW, AND SOME...
A Police Commission Nominee…and Prison Strikes
LA MAYOR TAPS LIBERTY HILL PREZ FOR LA POLICE COMMISSION SEAT On Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric...
Prop 57 Debate Rising to a Fever Pitch as November Draws Closer
As California nears the November election, the debate surrounding Governor Jerry Brown’s...
New Study Shows How Subtle Cues Given During Interrogation Can Alter the Memory of Eyewitnesses
WITNESS TESTIMONY AND THE FALLIBILITY OF MEMORY As readers may remember, in July of this year, the...
Case Against LASD Deputy Dismissed…Different Views on Capital Punishment in CA…Jobs for Foster Youth
DEADLOCKED JURY LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF CASE AGAINST DEPUTY WHO REPORTEDLY LIED ABOUT ARREST On...
Discipline for Oakland Officers Involved in Sex Scandal…Rising Number of Defendants Declared Incompetent…and More
FOUR OAKLAND OFFICERS FIRED, SEVEN SUSPENDED AFTER SEX SCANDAL INVESTIGATION On Wednesday, Oakland...
A Close Look at the Final Five in the Running for LA County Probation Chief
It’s down to five finalists for the critically important position of chief of Los Angeles...
Making Family Visits Easier…a $1.2 Billion Bond Initiative House Homeless…and Immigrants and Crime
THE LA COUNTY SUPES WANT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOSTER FAMILIES TO GET KIDS TO VISITS WITH...
“You’re in the Right Place, Brother:” Changing the Conversation About Prison & Post Prison Policy
In the past year, music star John Legend has become increasingly active in social issues, most...
Questions Raised by Video Showing Body Being Moved in LAPD Shooting
In February Los Angeles Police officers shot and killed a Boyle Heights sixteen-year-old named Jose...
Kids Penalized (and Even Locked-Up) for Inability to Pay Juvenile Justice Fees
A state-by-state analysis by Juvenile Law Center of costs levied against justice-system-involved...
OpenJustice Bill Heads to Gov. Brown, and Lenore Anderson on Crime Victims’ Push for Reform
CA LAWMAKERS UNANIMOUSLY PASS BILL TO MODERNIZE AND SPEED UP THE WAY CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED IS...
LASD Moves to Decriminalize Homelessness, an Interview with “Ghettoside” Author Jill Leovy, a Bill to Address Problems in Juvenile Court Schools, and More Commutations
INSTEAD OF ARRESTING HOMELESS, LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WILL CONNECT THEM WITH...
Fewer Former Offenders Returning to Prison in CA…Bill to Protect In-Person Jail Visits Moves to Gov. Brown…and DOJ Training Video for Better Interactions with Trans People
CDCR REPORT SHOWS BIG DROP IN RE-INCARCERATION RATES FOR STATE PRISONERS IN 2015 Three-year...
After a Consent Decree Is Lifted, CA DJJ Still Failing Locked-Up Kids
CJCJ REPORT FINDS CA JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS STILL PLAGUED WITH SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH...
BEGGING TO GO TO PRISON: Former LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Wants to Begin His Federal Prison Term Right Away—If He Can Get Past the Bureaucratic Obstacles
On August 31, former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy James Sexton will turn himself in to...
Prosecutors Request Mental Competency Evaluation for Former Sheriff Lee Baca
After a hearing on Wednesday to set a start date for the federal criminal trial of former Los...
Witness LA is on Vacation This Week, Back on Monday
EDITOR’S NOTE: Unless news breaks that we absolutely can’t ignore, we’ll be on...