The Supreme Court, nearing the end of the 2012 term, delivered several notable decisions on...
Racially Biased Justice in the News: Weed Arrests, NYC’s Stop & Frisk….and a Happy Dad’s Day Story
It’s been three and a half years since Michelle Alexander’s essential book, The New Jim...
Press Opinions on McDonnell/Baca, Compelling Arguments for Juvenile Justice Reform…and More
REGRETTING LB POLICE CHIEF JIM MCDONNELL’S DECISION NOT TO CHALLENGE BACA Tuesday evening...
Sup. Mark Ridley-Thomas Proposes New DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission for Child Protection
At next Tuesday’s board meeting, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will introduce a motion to...
LAPD’s Less Serious Uses of Force Under-Documented, New Bill to Help Trafficked Children…and More
LAPD WATCHDOG FLAGS UNDER-DOCUMATION OF NON-LETHAL USES OF FORCE AS PROBLEMATIC The inspector...
Fixing Foster Care: Does DCFS Need Its Own Citizens’ Commission?…and More
When he started 15 months ago, most felt that DCFS Chief Philip Browning was exactly the right...
Long Beach Chief Jim McDonnell Will NOT Run for Sheriff Against Lee Baca
We’d been hearing the rumors for weeks, that after a long exploratory period in which Long...
LA Foster Kids Graduate, SCOTUS Rules on Sentencing Guidelines…and More
FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2013 LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina...
A Murdered Palmdale Child & the Everyday Wounds of Thousands of LA Children….One Good DCFS Story….Drug Convictions & The “Wobbler Option”
DCFS CHIEF BROWNING CLAIMS PRESSURE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER IS PART OF THE “CULTURE”...
Shootings in Santa Monica & at Santa Monica College, 5 Dead, Multiple Crime Scenes
Shootings occurred in Santa Monica at multiple locations, one at Santa Monica College reportedly...
New Survey Reports Views of California’s Crime Victims, With Surprising Results, Stirring Controversy
ONE IN FIVE CALIFORNIANS According to a new survey released on Thursday, 1 in 5 Californians has...
House Votes to Deport “Dreamers,” Tar Pits Cold Case…and More
(Video of Thursday’s House decision getting booed.) HOUSE PASSES AMENDMENT AGAINST DEFERRED...
Issues with DCFS Stopping Family Services, Voluntary Isolation, and a SCOTUS DNA Swabbing Update
(Scroll down to the second section for the corresponding story.) FOSTER CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS...
Marijuana Arrests by Race…..Mike Feuer Picks All Star Transition Team… and the DWP’s Brian D’Arcy Sends His Love
(click to enlarge) NEW REPORT SHOWS CRAZY RACIAL DISPARITIES IN ARRESTS FOR MARIJUANA...
Dorner Report Leak Reveals Firing of Rogue ex-LAPD Officer Found “Justified”
The findings of the reexamination of the firing of former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner are not...
SCOTUS Sez OK to DNA Swab at Arrest, Scalia Protests….Crime in Schools Down, Bullying Not….Juvie Justice Reform in Nebraska
In a 5/4 decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers can take...
Deputy Says He Wore FBI Wire to Probe LASD Political $$ Raising Scheme
This weekend brought yet another account of reportedly questionable actions by higher-ups in the...
Executions in CA Still on Pause, Virginia Gives Vote to Some After Prison…and More on DOJ/Media Spying
APPELLATE COURT KEEPS CA EXECUTIONS ON HOLD The CA stay on executions will remain in place after a...