EDITOR’S NOTE: Light posting today as we are working on larger stories, two of which are...
Is Drug Sentencing Reform Really Coming?….In CA Who Will Get Early Release?….Baca Tells LB Rotary Club He’s Running…and More
We may be at the very beginning of a sea change when it comes to drug sentencing, at least on the...
More Shocking Asset Forfeiture Stories…LA City Attorney Addresses Wobbling Offenses…and Sheriff Baca & the LA Times Editorial
ASSET FORFEITURE—ORIGINALLY INTENDED AS A CRIME DETERRENT IN THE 70’S, NOW A GOLDEN...
LA County Supervisors to Look at Juvenile Court-Appointed Attorneys’ Pay…the Horrors of Asset Forfeiture…and More
LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF MEAGER FEES PAID TO COURT-APPOINTED...
Don’t run again, Sheriff Baca…Says the LA Times
On Sunday, the LA Times editorial board called for Sheriff Lee Baca not to run again. They made...
Victims of Bullying More Likely to End Up In Criminal Justice System…Child Abuse in Army Families Up 40%…and “Orange is the New Black”
VICTIMS—NOT JUST THE BULLIES—HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT LATER Victims...
SCOTUS Sez No to Jerry Brown’s Request to Delay Prisoner Release to Fix Overcrowding
With no real comment, and with three justices dissenting, the U.S. Supreme Court refused the appeal...
Unchecked Prosecutorial Misconduct, DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission Convenes, CA Prisons Chief Meeting with Hunger Strike Advocates
FAULTY SYSTEM PROTECTS PROSECUTORS FROM ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LEAVES DEFENDANTS VULNERABLE TO...
Reasons Why No DA Charges On Kavanaugh & His ‘Copter….What’s Up With a 2 1/2 Year Wait on the LASD Rape Case? …& Hermosa Beach Chief Chosen
DA’S OFFICE EXPLAINS WHY THEY ARE NOT FILING CHARGES IN THE CASE OF THE RICH GUY’S...
Exorbitant Prison Phone Calls, DNA and an Unjust Justice System, Sentencing Reform Saves $$…and More
CRAZILY EXPENSIVE PHONE CALLS FROM INMATES TO THEIR FAMILIES AND MUCH-NEEDED REFORM In mid-July the...
San Diego Juvenile Facilities’ Problematic Pepper Spray, LASD Deputy Charged with On-Duty Rape…and More
FREQUENT PEPPER SPRAY USE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUVENILE LOCK-UP There were 414 incidents in which...
TWO MANY WOMEN: the Hidden Overcrowding in California’s Prisons – by Matthew Fleischer
TOO MANY WOMEN: Are California’s female inmates bearing the brunt of the state’s...
Youth Literacy Pilot Program in LA Probation Camps a Winner…Juvie Attorneys Drastically Underpaid, Justice Suffers….Foster Care Commission Meets
NEW PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE READING AND SELF ESTEEM IS HUGE HIT WITH KIDS LOCKED-UP IN PROBATION...
New Candidate for LA County Sheriff Soon to Jump into Race to Oppose Baca
A new candidate is expected to be announcing his or her candidacy for the office of LA County...
The Former “Desperado’s Wife” Confronts the Pain of Kids With Incarcerated Parents – by Amy Friedman
THE FORMER “DESPERADO’S WIFE” NOW HELPS KIDS COPE WITH THE PAIN OF HAVING AN...
The Legal Brain Behind the Hunger Strike….Perpetual Solitary…. Right on Crime….& More
PORTRAIT OF CONVICTED KILLER TOD ASHKER, LEGAL BRAIN BEHIND CALIFORNIA’S PRISON HUNGER STRIKE...
Effects of Severe Cuts to Public Defender Services, Gov. Brown’s Prisons Predicament, Hunger Strike, and More Sheriff’s Luncheon
BUDGET CUTS BEAR DOWN ON PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM With federal public defenders services threatened...
Justice Kennedy and Prison Overcrowding, Solitary Confinement on Death Row, “Scared Straight”…and Bad LASD Luncheons
ALL EYES ON JUSTICE KENNEDY FOR CALIFORNIA PRISON OVERCROWDING DECISION It’s up to US Supreme...