When it comes to overly punative school discipline policies, Meridian, Mississippi, arguably leads...
Baca Speaks to Editorial Board of LA News Group……LA Experts Assess Villaraigosa’s Public Safety Report Card…SCOTUS Hears Gay Marriage Next Week
BACA TALKS TO EDITORIAL BOARD OF LA NEWS GROUP AND GETS IMPROVED REVIEWS The LA News Group includes...
Mistakes Kids Make….the School Suspension Boondoggle….”Education Under Arrest”
A brand new initiative called “Mistakes Kids Make,” sponsored by the John D. and...
Charlie Beck Says LAPD Doing Anonymous Officer Surveys, LA Cop Files Suit Charging Racism, New LASD Assistant Sheriff Does Interviews….and More
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck did a couple of back-to-back interviews this week—with KPCC’s...
Baca Jail-Building Plan Needs More Study Say Supes…..How Are Your Realignment Tax Billions $$ Being Spent?….Do We Need Legislation to Rein in Zero Tolerance?
LOS ANGELES SUPERVISORS (THANKFULLY) DECIDE THAT BACA’S $1 BILLION JAIL-BUILDING PLAN NEEDS...
Sheriff Will Explain (Again) to the Supes Why He Needs $1 Billion for a New Jail and Another $22 Million to Be Able to Police LA County – UPDATED
JAILS, JAILS AND MORE JAILS Tuesday’s LA County Supervisor’s meeting is pretty much the...
WINTER WOMEN: Finding “Non-Traditional” Employment for LA County’s Women in Need of Jobs
Most every weekday in a parking lot in Long Beach, clusters of LA women, ranging in ages from 18 to...
50 Years of Gideon—the Case That Created the Right to Public Defense…Plus Failing Our Girls in the Juvie Justice System… & More $$ for the LASD
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT – THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY We have all heard the...
Prison Recidivism? There’s an App for That…. and More
CAN SMART PHONE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE AMERICA’S INCARCERATION POLICY? Prison Recidivism? ...
LA County Probation Chief Jerry Powers Issues “Honesty Directive” for Dept. Employees (Not Everyone Is Thrilled)
DO GOOD, AVOID EVIL On Wednesday afternoon, the Chief of LA County Probation, Jerry Powers, sent...
New Openly Lesbian LASD Custody Commander…What Factors Lead to Wrongful Convictions…Taxes & Trucks….Dreamers & Healthcare
LASD Captain Kelley Frazer (see above video) is scheduled to be promoted to the position of...
Rebooting Fatherhood in Jordan Downs
REBOOTING FATHERHOOD IN THE PROJECTS As Jordan Downs heads for a massive rebuild, how the men in...
Sheriff on “Black Belt TV”… The Conservative Case Against More Prisons…Realignment…and Predictive Policing
EDITOR’S NOTE: THERE’S NOT REALLY ANY NEWSWORTHY REASON FOR POSTING THE VIDEO ABOVE OF...
WitnessLA on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? Re: Tanaka Exit – Thurs. 7 p.m.
I’m on KCRW’s Which Way LA? Thursday night with the always excellent Warren Olney...
Why Did LASD’s Scandal-Plagued Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Announce His Resignation: Decoding the Decision
HE’S OUT Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, the #2 person in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s...
PAUL TANAKA OUT! LASD Announces Resignation/Retirement of Department’s Controversial Undersheriff
Undersheriff Paul Tanaka is leaving. Here’s how the Official announcement that went out...
GA’s “Second Chance” Program Becomes the Model for the State….Experts Worry About Cops in Schools….and More on Juvie Justice
EDITOR’S NOTE: LA’s primaries are (thankfully) over, with most of the major races...
ELECTIONS: National Eyes on LA’s School Board Races…The Howls About Outsider Money…How to Choose a Mayor….PLUS Some Non-Election News
NATIONALLY, ALL EYES ARE ON LAUSD’S SCHOOL BOARD RACES It’s big enough news that even...