A bunch of notable bills advanced in the CA legislature this week. Below is a round-up of the ones...
Who has the right to be educated in LA County Jail?…Homeboy Goes to Scotland…Gov’t Sued Over Not Protecting Endangered Species…and More
YOUNG, LEARNING DISABLED, AND LOCKED-UP—AND IN NEED OF EDUCATION Michael Garcia, who is about...
LAPD Before and After Federal Oversight, Shakespeare at San Quentin…and More
LAPD AFTER 12 YEARS OF FED. OVERSIGHT Earlier this month, the LAPD completed its twelve years of...
Why “The Hangover” Producer Goes to Prison…..Santa Clara’s Juvie Facility Gamble Pays Off….More on LA Archdiocese’s Secret Files
One of California’s most committed, practical, gets-his-hands-dirty, knowledgable and...
Solitary Kids, Leimart Park Stop (Finally!), Gangs and Immigration, and Gay Scouts
UPDATE ON REFORM BILL FOR KIDS IN SOLITARY A bill that would define and limit the use of solitary...
THE COMMUTER-IN-CHIEF: Do We Care That Probation Chief Jerry Powers Commutes 330-Miles on the County’s Dime?
CBS 2 NEWS QUESTIONS PROBATION CHIEF ABOUT HIS TAXPAYER-FUNDED COMMUTER HABITS Probation Chief...
The Trouble with Turning Deportees into Criminals….an Upsetting Foster Care Probe….and Election Extras
BIG ISSUES WITH ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A new report from...
Election Night Memories & Morning Must Reads
FIRST OF ALL: CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIC, MIKE AND RON!!! (AND TO WENDY, WE SEND OUR WARMTH AND...
HOUSE OF CARDS: Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Slams Sheriff Lee Baca, Round 2
LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was featured in a special KABC 7 News segment Monday night in which...
Elections….Zev Yaroslavsky on Mentally Ill Inmates…..Merrick Bobb, the LASD & Gangs….and More
ELECTIONS: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE MAYOR: WLA hasn’t made an endorsement in...
Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Speaks Out Against Baca Again, This Time on KABC, Monday at 11PM
KABC 7’s David Ono sat down with Undersheriff Paul Tanaka for a long on camera interview...
Trutanich Confronted by Warren Olney on WWLA….Youth Sexual Victimization in Prison & Jails….Twin Towers Has High Sex Assault Rate….and More
WARREN OLNEY CONFRONTS CARMEN TRUTANICH WITH, YOU KNOW, FACTS REGARDING HIS REALIGNMENT CAMPAIGN...
Gov. Brown Calls Out Trutanich on Realignment, LAUSD Bans Suspensions for “Willful Defiance”…and More
TRUTANICH “MISLEADING VOTERS” ON REALIGNMENT, SAYS GOVERNOR With just a few days until...
DSM 5 Worries Attorneys…..Deportation By Association…The New World of Bi-Partisan Sentencing Reform…..and More
CHANGES IN THE OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF MENTAL DISABILITY WORRIES DEFENSE LAWYERS The newest revision...
Juvenile Solitary in CA, Gov. Brown’s Office Appeals Prison Pop. Order…and More
ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF LOCKING KIDS UP IN SOLITARY While severe and overused in the adult justice...
Foster Mother’s Day, LAUSD Voting to Reign in School Discipline…and More
FAMILIES AND ADVOCATES GATHER TO CELEBRATE FOSTER MOTHERS This past Sunday, the non-profit...
Board of Supes Will Interview LASD IG Candidates…. Lack of Opportunity for CA’s Working Poor….Thoughts on Michelle Knight….and More
SUPES TO HAVE CLOSED SESSION TO REVIEW CANDIDATES FOR NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE LASD On...
LA Boy Scouts Group Says Allow Gay Leaders, Delaware Legalizes Gay Marriage, Equality for Trans Youth…and More
WEST LA BOY SCOUT CHAPTER PUSHES ORGANIZATION TO WELCOME GAY YOUTH AND ADULTS The W. LA County...