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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
#DangerousJails

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
Probation

Custom Realignment Probation in San Luis Obispo, Digging Into the OC Snitch Scandal, Death Row Art, and Prop. 47 Success in San Diego

December 15, 2015
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HOW AB 109ERS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO STAY OUT OF JAIL BY FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR RISK-BASED...

School to Prison Pipeline • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

An Epidemic of Questionable Arrests by School Police in San Bernardino County

December 14, 2015
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CRIMINAL HUGS Josue “Josh” Muniz was standing with his girlfriend during the lunch period at in...

LASD

Multiple Videos Tell Unfolding Story of Gun-Wielding Father of 3 Shot to Death in Lynwood by LA Sheriff’s Deputies on Saturday Morning

December 13, 2015
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On Saturday at about 10:53 am, Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies at Century Station began...

Inspector General • LASD

Agreement Appears to Be Reached for Access to Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Records

December 11, 2015
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WHO GETS ACCESS TO WHAT INFO? It appears that at next Tuesday’s meeting, the Los Angeles...

Death Penalty • Foster Care • Juvenile Justice • Violence Prevention

Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Million$ for Violence Prevention in Oakland, “Black Lives Matter” Is Top 2015 Story…and More

December 10, 2015
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THE TOOLBOX FOR PREVENTING...

Law Enforcement

Sexual Assault at the Hands of Kern Deputies, Follow-Up on Pasadena Police Reforms, Preschool Suspensions, and Confidential Informants

December 9, 2015
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WOMEN ASSAULTED BY KERN DEPUTIES ARE HUSHED UP WITH SMALL SUMS OF CASH Part three of the...

Mental Health

Mental Health Crisis Center Opens, Taser Training from the LASD, a TX County Overhauls Child Welfare, and the DOJ Investigation of Chicago Police

December 8, 2015
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REOPENED LA URGENT CARE WILL GIVE OFFICERS A PLACE (OTHER THAN JAIL) TO TAKE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Foster Care

Head of LA’s New Office of Child Protection Faces Huge Challenges With Little Authority (But He Can’t Wait to Start) – by Gary Cohn

December 7, 2015
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LA's famously reform-minded juvenile judge takes on foster care...but was he given enough authority...

Jail

SF District Attorney Fights Jail Construction Plan, Racist Texts Between Santa Clara Jail Guards, and Helping CA’s Exploited Kids

December 4, 2015
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WITH HELP FROM A STUDY, SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON URGES MORE REHABILITATION SERVICES...

CDCR

CA Prisons Chief Jeffrey Beard Resigning

December 4, 2015
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HEAD OF CA CORRECTIONS JEFFREY BEARD ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION Secretary of the California Department...

Juvenile Justice

Two Important Juvie Justice Bills, Bail in San Diego, and Kern County Has Deadliest Police in US

December 3, 2015
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BILL TO DRASTICALLY LIMIT THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN CALIFORNIA JUVENILE DETENTION...

Criminal Justice

Active Shooters Take Over Building in San Bernardino, 14 Wounded, 17 Dead

December 2, 2015
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On Wednesday morning at around 11:30 AM, news of an active shooter situation began leaking out of...

Reentry • Sentencing

LA County’s New Prop 47 Task Force

December 2, 2015
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As the 2017 deadline for California’s Proposition 47 nears, LA County will ramp up efforts to...

LASD

Shooting Stats on LASD’s Open Data Website, Kids’ Comprehension of Miranda Rights, And LA Deputies Save Newborn

December 2, 2015
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LA’S INSPECTOR GENERAL PRAISES LASD ON PUBLICLY SHARING DATA ON OFFICER-INVOLVED...

LASD

Fed Judge Sends Loud “Message” With 6 & 7 Year Sentences for LA County Sheriff’s Deputies in Jail Visitor Beating Case

December 1, 2015
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On Monday morning, federal Judge George H. King sentenced former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...

LASD

Film About Mitrice Richardson Reignites Questions About Her Disappearance, and About the LASD’s Controversial Handling of Her Case……New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by LA Sheriff’s Deputy Investigated

November 30, 2015
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FIVE YEARS AFTER HER REMAINS WERE FOUND, FRIENDS AND ADVOCATES SAY MITRICE RICHARDSON’S DEATH...

Sentencing

Considering Risk of Reoffending, a $4.9M Settlement in Kelly Thomas Case, LA Justice System Portrayed in New Yorker, and New LAUSD Arts Money

November 25, 2015
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REPORT LOOKS AT 10 COUNTIES PIONEERING THE USE OF RISK ASSESSMENT DURING SENTENCING TO REDUCE...

Solitary

Santa Clara Solitary Confinement Lawsuit, San Diego Makes Changes After Suicide in Juvie Lock-up, CA Leads on Lowering Suspension Rates, and Prop. 47 Funds

November 24, 2015
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CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER SOLITARY CONFINEMENT CONDITIONS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY JAILS Two Santa...

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