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#JusticeBriefs2025 • ACLU

Federal Judge demonstrates the power of temporary restraining orders when the U.S. Constitution is violated

July 20, 2025
#JusticeBriefs2025

Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.

July 18, 2025
#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
LASD • Paul Tanaka • The Downfall of Paul Tanaka

The Trial of Paul Tanaka – Part 4: Tanaka Takes the Stand, and the Prosecution Uses the “V” Word

April 4, 2016
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‘UNWAVERING SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG” Midmorning on Friday, after a week and a half of witness...

Jail

Prop. 47 Easing Jail Overcrowding, Peacemakers in South LA, and Patt Morrison Talks with Luis Rodriguez

April 1, 2016
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ANALYZING THE EFFECTS OF CA’S PROP. 47 ON OVERCROWDED JAILS Jail populations in California...

LA County Board of Supervisors

More on the State of Juvenile Defense in LA County…LA’s Wrongful Convictions Unit…and Presidential Commutations

March 31, 2016
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LA COUNTY SUPERVISORS PREVIEW MOTION TO RESEARCH WAYS TO OVERHAUL JUVENILE INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEM...

Paul Tanaka • The Downfall of Paul Tanaka

” F— the FBI!” – Trial of Former LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, Part 3

March 30, 2016
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The trial of Paul Tanaka, the former second in command of the nation’s largest sheriff’s...

Juvenile Justice

Injustice in LA County’s Indigent Defense System for Kids

March 29, 2016
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GAP IN STRENGTH OF REPRESENTATION BETWEEN POOR JUVENILE DEFENDANTS SERVED BY PANEL ATTORNEYS AND...

LASD • Paul Tanaka • The Downfall of Paul Tanaka

The Trial of Paul Tanaka, Part 2: The “Context” and “the Crime”

March 28, 2016
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THE CONTEXT AND THE CRIME “Every crime has a context,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fox...

DCFS

Missed Deadlines and a Backlog of Searches for Family Leave LA Foster Kids in Painful Limbo

March 28, 2016
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Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services has been having a terrible time...

LASD

The Trial of Former LA Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Begins With Two Very Different Stories

March 25, 2016
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TWO DIFFERENT OPENING STATEMENTS, TWO DIFFERENT STORIES It was just after 4 p.m. on Thursday...

Education

College Behind Bars, the Problem With the CalGang Database, and Traumatized Compton Kids Train Shelter Dogs

March 24, 2016
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SEVEN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE PROGRAMS FOR INMATES AND FORMER INMATES GET $6 MILLION A total of $5.9...

Law Enforcement

AG Kamala Harris’ Law Enforcement Transparency Bill…LA County’s New Education Leader…and a Botched Raid

March 23, 2016
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FASTER AND EASIER PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTINGS AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE NUMBERS...

Trauma

What Research About Children’s Brains & Trauma Tells Us About the Need to Invest Early

March 22, 2016
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This essay was adapted from oral remarks given by Wendy Smith during a Congressional roundtable...

Race & Justice

Alex Nieto and Gentrification, Criminal Justice Research Center Moves, and Catholics and the Death Penalty

March 22, 2016
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WHY SAN FRANCISCO GENTRIFICATION MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH OF ALEX NIETO On March 21...

LASD

The Trial of Former LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka to Begin on Wednesday

March 21, 2016
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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE FED TRIAL OF FORMER LA COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF PAUL TANAKA The federal...

Rehabilitation • Sentencing

The Prop. 47 Funding Debate, $30 Million Gang Injunction Settlement, and Merrick Garland

March 18, 2016
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THERE’S A DISPUTE OVER HOW MUCH PROP. 47 IS SAVING CALIFORNIA, LEAVING FUNDS MEANT FOR...

Probation

Probation Chief Cal Remington Moves Quickly to Investigate Report of “Deplorable Conditions” In LA County’s Juvenile Hall

March 17, 2016
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ALARMING REPORT TRIGGERS SPEEDY INVESTIGATION & “REMEDIATION” Earlier this week...

LAPD

LAPD Commission Adopts New Use-of-Force Policy…Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith’s Reform Efforts…and Criminalized Black Girls

March 16, 2016
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NEW LAPD USE-OF-FORCE POLICIES FOCUS ON DE-ESCALATION On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police...

Courts

DOJ Tackles Profit-Focused Court Practices…the Healing Power of Poetry…the Human Toll of Jail…and More

March 15, 2016
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TAKES AIM AT UNJUST COURT FINES AND FEES On Monday, the US Department of Justice...

Probation

Report Alleges Deplorable Conditions, Misuse of Solitary Confinement, and Leadership Failure at LA County’s Juvenile Hall

March 14, 2016
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LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY PRISON” On Valentine’s Day of this year, which was a Sunday...

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