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December 31, 2025
Prison Policy

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

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 2: How discipline plays an outsized role in CA parole decisions

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

What the Menendez Brothers Parole hearings tell us about prison discipline, Part 1

December 29, 2025
#NoSafePlace

Is LA County’s women’s jail still an unsafe place for women to be? A new lawsuit says YES

December 28, 2025
#Oversight

LASD Oversight Part 3: LA County’s Inspector General has announced his retirement. But he has a lot more to tell us re: The struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department,

December 17, 2025
2014 Election • LASD • LWOP Kids • Sentencing

West Virginia Eliminates Juvie LWOP….Deputy Clique Sexually Harasses LASD Women, Candidate’s Gag Call Criticized

March 31, 2014
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EDITOR’S NOTE: LIGHT POSTING TODAY….as I’m a bit under the weather. More news...

CDCR • Environment • Prison • Sheriff Lee Baca

CDCR to Hire Staff to Speed Up Internal Investigations, Sen. Leland Yee Update, Baca’s Q&A with Loyola Marymount Students, and Todd Rogers’ “Reno 911!” Ads

March 28, 2014
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CDCR TO HIRE MORE EMPLOYEES TO INVESTIGATE PRISON STAFF MISCONDUCT CASES The California Department...

Homeboy Industries

Breaking News: Hostages Held at Homeboy Industries

March 27, 2014
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Thursday night: An armed former employee of Homeboy Industries is reportedly holding six-to-eight...

FBI • Juvenile Justice • LASD • Paul Tanaka

State Sen. Leland Yee Arrested in Federal Corruption Sting, Sheriff Campaign Fundraising Update…and More

March 27, 2014
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CALIFORNIA SEN. LELAND YEE INDICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES State Senator Leland Yee (D-San...

Board of Supervisors • Courts • DCFS • Foster Care • Juvenile Justice • LWOP Kids • Probation • Supreme Court

Proposal to Keep Kilpatrick Sports Program Alive…..Judge Nash Plans New Order to Open Family Courts to Media…Does the LASD IG Need Greater Independence?….& More

March 26, 2014
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NEXT CHAPTER ON THE ONGOING CAMP KILPATRICK SPORTS PROGRAM STORY According to a motion sponsored...

Criminal Justice • Juvenile Justice • LAPD • Prison • Prison Policy • Reentry

Judge Says Boy Who Killed Dad Was Denied Rights…… LA’s Lousy System of Panel Attorneys for Kids….DOJ Makes New Ruling to Help Fed Prison Re-entry…& More

March 25, 2014
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JUDGE SAYS OFFICIALS DENIED TREATMENT FOR BOY WHO KILLED DAD Former state senator Gloria Romero...

2014 Election • DCFS • Education • Foster Care • LASD • School to Prison Pipeline • Youth at Risk • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Holder & Duncan Shocked at Pre-School Discipline #’s….Child Abuse Deaths Up….Looking at Sheriff Candidate Bob Olmsted….and More

March 24, 2014
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ERIC HOLDER & ARNE DUNCAN SHOCKED AT SUSPENSION OF PRESCHOOLERS This past Friday the Civil...

2014 Election • Immigration & Justice • LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Pretrial Detention/Release • Prison • Prison Policy • Realignment • Sentencing

Sheriff’s Candidates Wax Progressive at Debate….Tanaka’s a No-Show….Eric Previn Wants 2 be Supe…& More

March 21, 2014
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SHERIFF’S CANDIDATES GET NOTABLY PROGRESSIVE AND PAUL TANAKA PULLS A LAST MINUTE NO-SHOW AT...

DCFS • Foster Care • LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Race & Justice • Sheriff John Scott

LASD Monitor Merrick Bobb Wants to Stay, LA Supervisors Move Forward on Mira Loma Jail Plan, Supes Gain Access to LASD Investigation Docs….and More

March 20, 2014
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LASD SPECIAL COUNSEL MERRICK BOBB SAYS HE STILL PROVIDES EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT, DISAGREES WITH...

Board of Supervisors • Children and Adolescents • Probation

Kilpatrick Imperiled Sports Program Should be Saved, Says Chief Powers & LA County Supes Agree—& the Research Agrees Too

March 19, 2014
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For nearly two years, the fate of LA County Probation’s much-lauded Kilpatrick sports program...

Inspector General • Jail • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Jail • LASD • OIR • School to Prison Pipeline • Trauma • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

New LASD Inspector General Says Fire Existing LASD Watchdogs…. & Effort to Make LA Schools “Less Toxic” is Hit & Miss

March 19, 2014
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LASD INSPECTOR MAX HUNTSMAN SAYS THAT IT’S TIME FOR THE OLD OVERSIGHT METHODS TO GO In a...

FBI • LASD • Paul Tanaka • Sheriff Lee Baca • The Feds • U.S. Attorney

FBI Asked Indicted Deputy To Wear A Wire With His Father….& Baca

March 18, 2014
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According to information contained new documents filed Monday by the attorneys of Los Angeles...

Board of Supervisors • Juvenile Justice • Probation

Board of Supervisors to Hear Arguments at Meeting About Closing Famous Youth Sports Program

March 18, 2014
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On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors will hear recommendations from Probation Chief...

LASD • Paul Tanaka • Unions

LA County Sheriff’s Deputies Union Will Not Endorse a Candidate Until After the Primary

March 17, 2014
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We have learned from multiple sources inside the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, the...

CDCR • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Prison • Rehabilitation • Sentencing • Trauma

Influx of Second-Strikers in CA Prisons, Smarter Sentencing & Recidivism Reduction Bills, Investigating Alleged DOJ Misconduct…and More

March 16, 2014
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PRISON ADMISSION NUMBERS FOR SECOND STRIKERS JUMPED 33% LAST YEAR In 2012, California amended the...

Community Health • Juvenile Justice • School to Prison Pipeline • Trauma

The Cost of Trauma & Tales of Resiliance

March 14, 2014
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In the late 1990s, a couple of researchers named Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda conducted a...

2014 Election • FBI • LASD • U.S. Attorney

At First Public Sheriff’s Debate Candidates Come Out Swinging

March 14, 2014
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At Wednesday night’s debate between those in the race for the office of LA county sheriff, an...

2014 Election • LASD

Posting Late Today

March 13, 2014
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We will be posting a bit later today— with news that includes a report on the first public...

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