LA SUPES MOVE FORWARD ON CREATING SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR YOUNG PARENTS WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER...
Prop 47 Town Hall Talks $$$ Use…. Hillary on Criminal Justice…More Thoughts on Violence & Non-Violence Baltimore….
HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS & ADVOCATES GATHER TO ASK STATE & COUNTY OFFICIALS TO SPEND...
DOJ, LASD Approve Antelope Valley Settlement…For-profit Prison Companies’ Political Influence…and How We Label Kids
LA SUPES OKAY DOJ AND SHERIFF’S DEPT. SETTLEMENT OVER DISCRIMINATION IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...
Loretta Lynch, Baltimore, and Two Important Decisions Before the LA County Supes…and More
LORETTA LYNCH SWORN IN AS 83RD US ATTORNEY GENERAL On Monday, Loretta Lynch was sworn in as the...
The Battle Over Who Can View Body Cam Footage…..Expert Says LAPD Has, in Fact, Come a Long Way…….NYPD Cop Writes New Book……I SAID, DON’T WALK!!!
WHAT GOOD ARE BODY CAMS IF WE CAN’T SEE THE FOOTAGE? In his state of the city speech earlier...
LA to Get a Conviction Integrity Unit, LA’s Judge Michael Nash is Back, Bridging the Gap Between Homelessness and Employment, and Crime Victims
LA COUNTY DA JACKIE LACEY TO LAUNCH UNIT TO HUNT FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS Los Angeles District...
Will Barry Bonds 9th Circuit Ruling Affect LASD “Pandora’s Box” Appeals?….(& Further Indictments?)
OBSTRUCTION NOT ALWAYS SO OBSTRUCTIVE AFTER ALL On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Santa Clara Does it Right With Dual Status Kids….Defining Violent Felony….Freddy Gray’s Voice
Earlier this month we introduced you to Angel, a young woman, now-20, who had spent much of her...
Judge Gives Final Stamp of Approval for ACLU Legal Settlement Prompting Jail Oversight After 2009 Jail Beating Victim Tells Story
There was no real question as to whether U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson would give his final...
SB Supervisors Swiftly Settle with Horse Thief After Beating…Bills to Protect CA’s Over-drugged Foster Kids…LAPD Won’t Release Video of Officer Charged with Assault…and Death Penalty in LA
SAN BERNARDINO SUPERVISORS APPROVE LIGHTNING-FAST SETTLEMENT IN ALLEGED POST-HORSE-CHASE BEATING...
Out of Control Asset Forfeiture in Smaller CA Cities
NEW REPORT REVEALS TROUBLING POLICING FOR PROFIT IN CITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Today (Tuesday)...
States Shift Away from Costly Juvie Detention, FBI Hair Forensics Fiasco, and “Joven Noble”
NEW REPORT SHOWS STATES ARE STARTING TO RE-THINK PUTTING KIDS IN OUT-OF-HOME DETENTION States are...
Crime, Justice & Pulitzers….& the LA Times Books Prizes
LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER TELLS HAUNTING STORY OF A COMPLEX LIFE THAT WAS MUCH MORE THAN THE SUM...
Were You Left Out This Morning?
THECALIFORNIA JUSTICE REPORT Did you get your Monday dose of the must read NorCal, SoCal, statewide...
Crucial Bill to Give More Crossover Kids a Chance at Extended Foster Care Benefits Passes Out of Committee
On Tuesday of this week, a bill was passed out of committee that, if passed by the full California...
LA Drug Court Reboot, $100 Million on Homelessness, DOJ to Monitor Calexico’s Police Dept., and the Struggle to Free the Innocent
GIVING LA’S DRUG COURTS NEW LIFE BY OPENING THEM UP TO MORE SERIOUS DRUG OFFENDERS A new...
Talking About Race & Justice on Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books
CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER & AUTHOR, BRYAN STEVENSON & AWARD-WINNING LA TIMES REPORTER JILL...
Mentally Ill and Locked-up Kids, State of the City, and Police Brutality
BACKGROUND ON RAHEEM HOUSSEINI’S ILLUMINATING STORY ABOUT HOW MENTALLY ILL KIDS WIND UP IN...