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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
Jail

Lawsuit Says High-Priced Jail Phone Calls Are Illegal $$$ Machines for CA Counties

November 23, 2015
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Global Tel*Link guarantees to pay Los Angeles County $15 million in cash each year for allowing the...

Law Enforcement

Well-liked Downey Police Officer Killed in Attempted Robbery Turned Tragic – UPDATED X2

November 19, 2015
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On Wednesday night around 11 PM, Downey Police officer Ricardo Galvez—Ricky to his...

Child Sex Trafficking & Abuse • Department of Justice • Homelessness • Jim McDonnell • LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Sex Trafficking

Letter Asks DOJ to Deal With OC Prosecutorial Misconduct Scandal…Responses to Sheriff Jim McDonnell’s Prop 47 Videos…LA Launch of Coalition to End Child Exploitation…and More

November 19, 2015
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PROSECUTORS, LEGAL EXPERTS, AND OTHERS URGE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF...

Civil Rights • Department of Justice • Law Enforcement

DOJ Interventions and Civilian Oversight for Law Enforcement

November 18, 2015
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WHEN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INTERVENES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE MIXED RESULTS, AND THE DOJ...

Juvenile Justice

Criminal Justice System Involvement Means Higher Chance of Early Death for Youth

November 18, 2015
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AS KIDS’ INVOLVEMENT WITH THE JUSTICE SYSTEM INCREASES, SO DOES THEIR MORTALITY RATE As the...

Education • Juvenile Justice

Civil Asset Forfeiture, the Grizzly Youth Academy, Unraveling the “Superpredator” Myth…and More

November 17, 2015
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CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REPORT – CA’S HEAVY PARTICIPATION IN CONTROVERSIAL FEDERAL...

Life and Life Only

Not in Our Name: Southern California Muslims Gather To Discuss the Terrorist Attacks…& Their Fears of Reprisal

November 16, 2015
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YOUNG LOS ANGELES MUSLIMS EXPRESS SORROW, ANGER AND WORRY When a large and frightening terrorist...

Life and Life Only

SOLIDARITÉ

November 13, 2015
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Friday night we grieved with our brother and sisters in Paris. Today we stand beside them. With...

Education • LAPD • Willful Defiance

College Track Comes to Watts, “Ghost Suspensions,” and Use-of-Force

November 13, 2015
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WATTS GETS A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP TEENS GO TO (AND GRADUATE) COLLEGE On Thursday, LA Mayor Eric...

Veterans

Wounds of War: Veterans on Death Row….OC Will Have WatchDog for Its Embattled DA …Thursday Summit on Race & Justice In U.S.

November 12, 2015
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THE DISCOMFORTING MATTER OF THE 300 VETERANS ON DEATH ROW According to a new report by the Death...

Veterans

To Our Nation’s Veterans….We Are Deeply Grateful for Your Service.

November 11, 2015
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Today’s Veteran’s Day offerings both feature the remarkable Jason Isbell, singing Tour...

Law Enforcement

A Look at Police Shootings in LA……Supes Agree to Pay $8.85 Million for LASD Killing….Ix-Nay on Mass Incarceration for Kids…Another Alarming Wrinkle in Foster Care’s Group Home Problem

November 11, 2015
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For some reason there is no official tally of police shootings in America, although it seems like...

Criminal Justice

Reports on Body Cams and Education in Juvie Detention….Who’s Right About Whether Prop. 47 Increased Crime?…and John Oliver Talks Re-Entry

November 10, 2015
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GRADING HOW WELL POLICE AGENCIES ROLLING OUT BODY CAMS SAFEGUARD CITIZENS’ CIVIL RIGHTS Law...

Sentencing

Exploring What’s Next on the Criminal Justice Reform Agenda

November 9, 2015
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CALIFORNIA’S JUSTICE REFORM LEADERS GET TOGETHER AT THE “SMART ON SAFETY” SUMMIT TO...

Uncategorized

“Fake” Classes Lawsuit Settled, Training Campus Cops to Work With Kids, & LASD Excessive Force Allegations

November 6, 2015
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SETTLING MAJOR LAWSUIT, CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM FAKE AND FILLER CLASSES On...

Sentencing

Stanford Report Looks at Prop 47 Data, LA Sheriff Records Videos About Prop 47, SF Has a New Sheriff…and More

November 5, 2015
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A STANFORD REPORT SAYS THERE’S NOT A CONNECTION BETWEEN PROP. 47 AND CRIME...

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New Child Welfare Czar, Teen’s Transformation in Juvie Probation Camp, and Oprah Interviews Bryan Stevenson

November 4, 2015
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LA COUNTY SUPES OFFICIALLY APPROVE JUDGE MICHAEL NASH AS LA’S NEW CHILD WELFARE CZAR On...

LASD

Federal Judge Sends a Message With 8-Year Prison Sentence for LA Sheriff’s Sergeant in Jail Visitor Abuse Case

November 3, 2015
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A MESSAGE OF DETERRENCE On Monday morning, federal Judge George H. King sentenced former Los...

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