DOES CALIFORNIA NEED AN INNOCENCE COMMISSION? North Carolina is the only state in the union that...
Erroneous Convictions for Less Serious Crimes….SCOTUS, Alabama, and Gay Marriage….Loretta Lynch….and Efforts to Reduce Racial Tension Between Cops and Communities
WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS FOR LOWER-LEVEL CRIMES FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS The Crime Report’s David...
“Black Girls Matter,” Refugee Camps, Life as a Black Cop, LA Jail Suicides Down
BLACK GIRLS EXPERIENCE AS MUCH (OR MORE) RACIAL INEQUALITY AS BLACK BOYS, BUT DO NOT RECEIVE AS...
Formerly Locked-Up LA Youth Tell How to Build a Better Juvenile Justice System
LOOKING FOR THE LA MODEL Los Angeles County is at a critical stage in reforming its juvenile...
Prison Tech, Prez Nominates Deputy Mayor for US Attorney, Disabled in Isolation, Public Defenders’ Unconscious Bias
SMUGGLED CELL PHONES CONNECT PRISONERS WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD…PLUS SAN QUENTIN’S CODING...
Koch Campaign, Violence Intervention in Hospitals, Mental Illness and Solitary, Legislation Against Over-medicating Foster Kids
A FACE FOR THE KOCH BROS’ CAMPAIGN AGAINST MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES, CIVIL FORFEITURE, AND...
Richmond PD Chief Improves Cop Morale….DOJ Calls Albuquerque Police “Reckless” ….Prop 47 Lowers Jail Pop….Luis Rodriguez’s Words Save Lives…..Saying Goodby to Rick Orlov
RICHMOND, CA, POLICE CHIEF STRESSES COMMUNITY POLICING OVER SHOW OF FORCE When Richmond CA hired...
Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sasha and Richard, False Confessions, and Penalizing States that Fail to Protect Foster Kids
LETTING PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT SLIDE Federal judge Alex Kozinski railed against unchecked...
Keeping Kids in Communities, Victim-Focused Violent Crime Reform, CA Makes it Under Prison Pop. Limit, and Justice in Sweden
STUDY: FAR BETTER OUTCOMES FOR KIDS SUPERVISED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAN IN DETENTION A remarkable...
Jail Population Declining, Unsolved Homicides Update, Unaccounted-for Mental Health $$, and Sluggish County Settlements,
LA COUNTY JAIL POPULATION DOWN THROUGH PROP 47 AND BOOST TO SPLIT-SENTENCING LA County has started...
The Presumption of Innocence & the Presumption of Dangerousness
This past weekend, UC Irvine’s Literary Journalism Program together with UCI’s School...
Closing Unsolved Homicide Cases in LA, Outside Investigations of Cops’ Use of Force, “Tactical Retreat,” and “Suicide-by-Cop”
LAPD CLOSED HUNDREDS OF UNSOLVED MURDER CASES As part of the Los Angeles News Group’s...
“Ghettoside”….Unsolved Murders….a CA Prison Healthcare Company and Inmate Deaths…and Helping Homeless Kids
“HOMICIDE REPORT” CREATOR JILL LEOVOY’S NEW BOOK PORTRAYS VIOLENCE IN INNER CITY...
Suit Against LASD Over Leaks to LA Times….White Privilege in the Justice System….Realignment Tweak….and More
FORMER LA OFFICERS SUE SHERIFF’S DEPT OVER PERSONAL RECORDS LEAKED TO LA TIMES...
LA State of the Union Honorees, DOJ Unlikely to Charge Darren Wilson, Raising the Age, and SCOTUS’ Religious Freedom Ruling
LOS ANGELES COPS AND FELON-TURNED-PRISON-REFORMER HONORED AT STATE OF THE UNION First lady Michelle...
Cops, Group Homes & Criminalized Kids — by Brian Rinker
COPS, GROUP HOMES & CRIMINALIZED KIDS Is There Collateral Damage If Law Enforcement is Called...
Blue is the New White: The Complexity of Talking About Police Reform – by Bill Boyarsky
EDITOR’S NOTE: In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Barak Obama...
California’s School Counselor Problem… The LA Sheriff’s Department’s Transparency Problem…Changing the Double Jeopardy of “Dual Status” Kids
CALIFORNIA HAS THE NATION’S WORST STUDENT-TO-COUNSELOR RATIO & IT’S KEEPING KIDS...