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...
Lee Baca: A December Trial Date, A New Lawyer, and a Pitch for Legal $$$ – UPDATED
UPDATE: At Wednesday’s hearing, although former sheriff Lee Baca’s lawyer, Nathan...
Feds Breaking with For-Profit Prisons, Youth Solitary Confinement Bill Advances, and Racial Bias Training
DAYS AFTER INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT SHOWS PROBLEMS AT FEDERAL PRIVATE PRISONS, DOJ CALLS...
OIG Reports New Rules for Restraints in County Jails After One Inmate Dies, and Another is “Tethered” Without Food for 32 Hours
A few days ago, Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman released a report that reveals...
Probation Officials Report Spike in Force in LA County’s Juvenile Halls
USE OF FORCE IS UP LA COUNTY’S JUVENILE HALLS According to probation officials, who were...
CA’s SB 1052: the Fight Over Children’s Miranda Rights
We have reported in the past about the issue of children and Miranda rights. In particular...
Youth Arrest Rates Continue Downward Trend, and California’s Criminal Justice Bills
CALIFORNIA ARRESTED FEWER KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN 2015 THAN 2014 The arrests rates of young...
Audit Reveals CalGang Database Violates Individuals’ Rights
California’s controversial gang-involvement tracking database—CalGang—lacks...