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Judge first knocked down CA’s “No Secret Police Act,” but gave the go-ahead to the “No Vigilantes Act.” Then things changed

February 10, 2026
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Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
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The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
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Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
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A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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Criminal Justice • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Guns • Innocence • Law Enforcement

Exoneration 12 Years After Evidence Revealed…California Assembly Panel Approves Brown’s $315M Prison Plan…Voters Support Reducing Prison Spending and Overcrowding…and More Missing Guns

August 30, 2013
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TWO REPORTERS PUBLICLY PROVE INMATE’S INNOCENCE, MAN FREED OVER A DECADE LATER Daniel Taylor...

CDCR • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • LASD • Prison

Much at Stake Over Gov. Brown & Sen. Steinberg’s Conflicting Plans to Lower Prison Pop.

August 29, 2013
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EDITOR’S NOTE: As we all know by now, the US Supreme Court and the panel of three federal judges...

LASD • Prison • Prison Policy • Realignment • Rehabilitation • Sentencing • Solitary

The Robber v. the Judge’s Gut…. 2 LASD Deputies Camp & Draw Guns …..Gov. Jerry Offers “No Promise, No Hope”….Prison Hunger Strike: How Will It End?

August 28, 2013
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BETTING WRONG ON AN ARMED ROBBER WHO CHOSE TO DO RIGHT In 1999 Judge Richard Kopf sentenced a young...

DCFS • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Foster Care • LASD • Realignment • Reentry

ACLU Asks Gov. Brown to Open Up Overcrowding Meetings, California Counties Taking Action Against Recidivism…and More

August 27, 2013
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ACLU SAYS PRISON PLANNING MEETINGS SHOULD BE OPEN TO PUBLIC Quite a number of people are unhappy...

Children and Adolescents • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Foster Care • Juvenile Justice • Prison • Prison Policy • Realignment • Right on Crime

Crisis in LA Foster Care Placements……Jerry Brown’s For-Profit Prison Plan…. Another “Right on Crime” Surprise

August 26, 2013
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KIDS TAKEN INTO FOSTER CARE OFTEN PUT IN OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOMS WHILE AWAITING PLACEMENT In an...

LA County Jail • LASD • Los Angeles Writers • Police • Race

Rialto Police’s Success with Body Cameras, LASD Racial Profiling Allegations in Long Beach, , and The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die

August 23, 2013
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RIALTO POLICE SHOW HOW EFFECTIVE BODY CAMS CAN BE The city of Rialto, CA has seen complaints...

2014 Election • American Artists • American Voices • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Writers and Writing

Court Rules Police Are Protected As Whistleblowers….. Judge Awards $3 Million to Parents of Zac Champommier….WWED? What Would Elmore Do?….and More Sheriff Challenger Interviews

August 22, 2013
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9TH CIRCUIT SAYS POLICE ARE PROTECTED AS WHISTLEBLOWERS BY 1ST AMENDMENT The decision on Wednesday...

CDCR • Juvenile Justice • Los Angeles Times • Prison • Race & Justice • U.S. Attorney • War on Drugs

California Locks Up Too Many Undocumented Kids…Force-Feeding Hunger Strikers…Holder’s Reforms Won’t Stop Racial Disparity…and Andrew Blankstein Leaving LA Times

August 21, 2013
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EXCESSIVE DETENTION OF UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH IN CALIFORNIA According to a newly compiled fact sheet...

Children and Adolescents • City Attorney • Gangs • LASD • Prison • Sheriff Lee Baca

Judge Says Force-feeding Striking Inmates OK…..Does LA Really Need Another Gang Injunction?….Muppets Go To Prison…Sheriff’s Challengers Gear Up

August 20, 2013
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CDCR OFFICIALS GET PERMISSION TO FORCE-FEED HUNGER STRIKING INMATES IF CONDITIONS BECOME...

LASD • Reentry • Sentencing • Sheriff Lee Baca

Bill for Youths with Adult Sentences, Baca’s Rehabilitation Credit Bill, Couple Shot by LASD Awarded $4.1 Mil…and More

August 19, 2013
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BILL WOULD GIVE MANY CALIFORNIA JUVENILES SENTENCED AS ADULTS FOR MURDER A SECOND CHANCE SB 260, a...

2014 Election • LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

Baca, Tanaka, and Olmsted…Inmate Phone Rates Cut…Students & Leaders Champion School Discipline Bill, and the LA Police Commission’s New Faces

August 16, 2013
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“PALACE BLOODBATH” TO COME? On Thursday morning former undersheriff Paul Tanaka...

California Supreme Court • CDCR • Guns • LASD • LGBTQ

Holder’s Reforms for California, Moving Female Inmates Far Away from Their Families, Hunger Strike, Prop 8, and the LASD’s Missing M-16

August 15, 2013
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CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO TAKE CUES FROM AG ERIC HOLDER’S REFORMS In an Op-Ed for the Sacramento...

2014 Election • LASD

Paul Tanaka Reportedly Will Enter Sheriff’s Race Thursday Morning

August 14, 2013
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Controversial former undersheriff Paul Tanaka is scheduled for a 10 am press conference Thursday to...

2014 Election • LASD

Olmsted on ABC 7 at 5:30 pm, Wednesday Night

August 14, 2013
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For those who are following the newly-turbo-charged roller coaster ride that is to be the campaign...

2014 Election • LA County Jail • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

Former LASD Commander & Corruption Whistleblower Bob Olmsted Announces Entry Into LA Sheriff’s Race

August 14, 2013
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CHALLENGING BACA On Wednesday morning, retired commander Robert Olmsted, 62, formally announced...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • LGBTQ • Prison Policy • Sentencing • U.S. Attorney • Uncategorized • War on Drugs

US AG Holder Announces Criminal Justice Reforms, Judge Rules NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Violates Rights, Gov. Brown Signs Transgender Student Bill

August 13, 2013
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HOLDER REVEALS FED. SENTENCING REFORMS AND OTHER CHANGES AIMED AT REDUCING THE PRISON POP. Monday...

Crime and Punishment • LASD • Marijuana Laws • Sentencing

Contra Costa County’s Awful Juvenile Hall…..Holder to Announce Sentencing Reform…….7 Shells = 15 Years….and More

August 12, 2013
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IS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY “LOCKING UP YOUTH AND THROWING AWAY THEIR FUTURES?” An alarming...

2014 Election • Board of Supervisors • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

“I can’t fire Sheriff Baca, but you can…” Supervisor Gloria Molina Speaks Out

August 10, 2013
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Normally we don’t post on the weekend, but there are times when issues can’t wait. This...

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