The trial of Paul Tanaka, the former second in command of the nation’s largest sheriff’s...
Injustice in LA County’s Indigent Defense System for Kids
GAP IN STRENGTH OF REPRESENTATION BETWEEN POOR JUVENILE DEFENDANTS SERVED BY PANEL ATTORNEYS AND...
The Trial of Paul Tanaka, Part 2: The “Context” and “the Crime”
THE CONTEXT AND THE CRIME “Every crime has a context,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fox...
Missed Deadlines and a Backlog of Searches for Family Leave LA Foster Kids in Painful Limbo
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services has been having a terrible time...
The Trial of Former LA Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Begins With Two Very Different Stories
TWO DIFFERENT OPENING STATEMENTS, TWO DIFFERENT STORIES It was just after 4 p.m. on Thursday...
College Behind Bars, the Problem With the CalGang Database, and Traumatized Compton Kids Train Shelter Dogs
SEVEN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE PROGRAMS FOR INMATES AND FORMER INMATES GET $6 MILLION A total of $5.9...
AG Kamala Harris’ Law Enforcement Transparency Bill…LA County’s New Education Leader…and a Botched Raid
FASTER AND EASIER PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTINGS AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE NUMBERS...
What Research About Children’s Brains & Trauma Tells Us About the Need to Invest Early
This essay was adapted from oral remarks given by Wendy Smith during a Congressional roundtable...
Alex Nieto and Gentrification, Criminal Justice Research Center Moves, and Catholics and the Death Penalty
WHY SAN FRANCISCO GENTRIFICATION MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH OF ALEX NIETO On March 21...
The Trial of Former LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka to Begin on Wednesday
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE FED TRIAL OF FORMER LA COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF PAUL TANAKA The federal...
The Prop. 47 Funding Debate, $30 Million Gang Injunction Settlement, and Merrick Garland
THERE’S A DISPUTE OVER HOW MUCH PROP. 47 IS SAVING CALIFORNIA, LEAVING FUNDS MEANT FOR...
Probation Chief Cal Remington Moves Quickly to Investigate Report of “Deplorable Conditions” In LA County’s Juvenile Hall
ALARMING REPORT TRIGGERS SPEEDY INVESTIGATION & “REMEDIATION” Earlier this week...
LAPD Commission Adopts New Use-of-Force Policy…Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith’s Reform Efforts…and Criminalized Black Girls
NEW LAPD USE-OF-FORCE POLICIES FOCUS ON DE-ESCALATION On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police...
DOJ Tackles Profit-Focused Court Practices…the Healing Power of Poetry…the Human Toll of Jail…and More
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TAKES AIM AT UNJUST COURT FINES AND FEES On Monday, the US Department of Justice...
Report Alleges Deplorable Conditions, Misuse of Solitary Confinement, and Leadership Failure at LA County’s Juvenile Hall
LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY PRISON” On Valentine’s Day of this year, which was a Sunday...
Are LA’s Locked Up & Traumatized Girls Getting the Help They Need?
THE CHALLENGE OF HEALING LA COUNTY’S TRAUMATIZED GIRLS Incarcerated girls are more...
The Cost of Wrongful Convictions in California
A BREAKDOWN OF THE COSTS PASSED ON TO TAXPAYERS WHEN WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS OCCUR IN...
Breaking Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline
STUDENTS, PARENTS CALL FOR END TO HARSH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE Kids and parents from across California...