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#DangerousJails

Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
#NoKings

The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
#DangerousJails

Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
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A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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December 31, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 3: the Myth of the Model Inmate

December 30, 2025
Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry)

Update: Another Roadblock Cleared for CA Gov. Jerry Brown’s Criminal Justice Initiative

March 10, 2016
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CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ALLOWS GOV. BROWN TO CONTINUE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE BALLOT INITIATIVE Two...

LASD

Lying LA County Sheriff’s Department Members Still Employed…and More

March 9, 2016
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LA COUNTY SHERIFF JIM MCDONNELL’S FIGHT TO WEED OUT DISHONESTY A number of Los Angeles County...

LASD

LA County’s New Assistant Sheriff of Custody Operations

March 9, 2016
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LASD SHERIFF JIM MCDONNELL ANNOUNCES CURRENT CDCR OFFICIAL, KELLY HARRINGTON, WILL BE NEW ASSISTANT...

Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Truancy and Suspensions, Solitary Confinement, and the Next SCOTUS Justice

March 8, 2016
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LOS ANGELES-AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS REDUCE TRUANCY FILINGS AND CUT SUSPENSIONS, BUT PROBLEMS...

Juvenile Justice • Probation

LA County Board of Supes Tells Probation to Sign Over the Hoarded Juvie Justice $$—Now!

March 7, 2016
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THE CASE OF THE HOARDED JUVENILE JUSTICE $$—AGAIN Last Tuesday, the LA County Board of...

LAPD

Rodney King Roundup – 25 Years Later

March 4, 2016
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SO HOW FAR HAVE WE COME SINCE 1991? Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the night LAPD officers...

Charlie Beck • Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • LAPD

Joe Domanick: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Talks About Officer Involved Shootings, Community Relations, Changing Cop Culture…and More

March 3, 2016
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  “MAYBE WE’LL BECOME AN EXAMPLE FOR AMERICA” The LAPD’s Charlie Beck sits...

LAPD

LAPD Use-of-Force Report…”Fight Club” SFSD Deputies Indicted…and Tribal Juvenile Justice

March 2, 2016
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LAPD DELIVERS NEW FIVE-YEAR USE-OF-FORCE COMPARISON REPORT TO COMMISSION In 2015, LAPD officers...

Courts

More Mental Health Competency Cases in LA….Felony Theft Thresholds….Bills Target Rape Kit Backlogs….and Justice Thomas Speaks

March 1, 2016
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PERPLEXING JUMP IN MENTAL HEALTH COMPETENCY CASES IN LOS ANGELES Mental health competency cases in...

Sentencing

California Supremes Clear the Way for Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Initiative to Reach Voters

February 29, 2016
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On Friday evening, the California Supreme Court cleared the road of obstacles—at least for...

LA County Jail

Why Did Los Angeles County Jail Inmate Unique Moore Die? by Art Levine

February 29, 2016
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WHY DID LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL INMATE UNIQUE MOORE DIE? A New Wrongful Death Lawsuit Raises...

Sentencing

Governor Jerry Brown Turns to CAL Supremes After Judge Blocks Initiative – UPDATED

February 26, 2016
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UPDATE: The Cal Supremes temporarily removed the judicial roadblock that would stop Brown from...

Foster Care

Planned Parenthood Sues on Behalf of Foster Kids…Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Initiative Blocked…Bill to Kill Cash Bail…and CA Child Welfare’s New Ombudsman

February 25, 2016
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD LAWSUIT SEZ PROMESA GROUP HOMES VIOLATE FOSTER TEENS’ REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS...

Realignment

Close-Up on Realignment, LA County Juvie Probation $$, and Abuse in Santa Clara Jails

February 24, 2016
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SHOULD OTHER STATES FOLLOW CALIFORNIA’S LEAD ON DECARCERATION? The March 2016 issue of the...

District Attorney

Prop. 47 Applications County by County…the Takeaway from LA County’s Jail Scandal…and SFPD’s New Community Policing Bureau

February 23, 2016
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A LOOK AT WHICH CA COUNTIES ARE GATHERING THE MOST PROP. 47 APPLICATIONS As of September 2015, a...

Juvenile Justice

While LA County Juvenile Probation Hoards Cash, A Unique Youth Diversion Program Struggles for $$ – by Jeremy Loudenback

February 22, 2016
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A UNIQUE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM HOPES TO HELP MORE KIDS RESTART THEIR LIVES If Only LA County...

Law Enforcement

LASD Deputy Union Says Jail Supervisors Misunderstand Force Policy….2 LA Sheriff’s Deputies Fight to Save Shot Baby Girl….NYPD Officer Sues to Reform His Department

February 22, 2016
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ARE SOME LA COUNTY JAIL SUPERVISORS WRONGLY OVER-REPORTING USES OF FORCE? DEPUTIES’ UNION...

LASD

CA Attorney General’s Office Reverses Refusal, Will Now Review Mitrice Richardson Case

February 19, 2016
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LETTER FROM MITRICE RICHARDSON’S FATHER TO CALIFORNIA AG KAMALA HARRIS TRIGGERS UNEXPECTED...

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