FIRING THE JUMP OUT BOYS According to LASD spokesman, Steve Whitmore, the Sheriff’s...
Probation Chief Jerry Powers and 4 Probation Unions Get into A Very Ugly Battle
BACK ROOM TUG OF WAR BREAKS INTO THE OPEN It all started when LA County Probation Chief Jerry...
Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell is Contemplating Running for LA Sheriff
LONG BEACH CHIEF JIM MCDONNELL IS CONTEMPLATING A RUN FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF We’ve...
Baca Reportedly Hires LASD’s New Head of Custody & New LASD Memo Causes Concern.
BACA HIRES A CUSTODY CHIEF? Sheriff Lee Baca has reportedly chosen Terri McDonald, up until...
Will TX Hold a Prosecutor Accountable? …..Can Local CA Gov’ts Legally Ban Med Pot Dispensaries? ….and a Look at Mental Illness & Lock-Up
TEXAS USES AN ARCANE LAW TO POSSIBLY—JUST POSSIBLY—HOLD ACCOUNTABLE A PROMINENT FORMER...
New Head of National Juvie Justice Office (Finally) Named….Priest Accused of Molestation Was Working for LAUSD [See UPDATE!]…When Cops Lie Under Oath
AFTER 4 YEARS OF LAGGING, OBAMA NAMES HEAD OF THE DOJ’S JUVENILE JUSTICE DIVISION (OJJDP) On...
Kruti Parekh of Youth Justice Coalition is one of Liberty Hill’s 5 New LA Leaders to Watch
Each year the Liberty Hill Foundation names five local “Leaders to Watch,” the idea...
Baca Says No More Political Donations, The CDCR’s New Guy…and 4 More States May Reform Pot Laws – UPDATED
Sheriff Lee Baca has announced to the rank and file of the department that the troubling habit of...
About that More Guns in Schools Thingy, Californians Surveyed Say No
A new poll indicates that California voters strongly believe that more mental health services and...
Are LA County Tax Payers Getting What They've Paid for When it Comes to the Sheriff's Department? Or Are Some Areas Getting Preferential Treatment?
THE SUPES WANT TO KNOW: WHY ARE SOME AREAS OF LA COUNTY GETTING MUCH BETTER SERVICE FROM THE...
The LA "Charity Buccaneer" Still Rides….Jail Strip Search Payout In SF…. Star Gay Marriage Opponent Reverses Direction…and More
RICHARD WALDON AND OPERATION USA: THE “CHARITY BUCCANEER” STILL RIDES AFTER 35...
Man Found Dead in Men's Central Jail Cell….Fontana School Cops Buy Semi-Auto Rifles….Congressional Committee Wants Info on Aaron Swartz Case….And More
MAN FOUND DEAD IN CELL IN LA COUNTY’S MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL An inmate was found...
40 Years of Roe…..Coroner Says Man Killed by Deputies Shot in Back….Controversy Over Restitution for Victims of Child Porn…..3 Strikers Getting Out Face Challenges
40 YEARS OF ROE V. WADE MARKED WITH RALLIES AND COUNTER RALLIES IN SF AND ELSEWHERE THere were...
The State of the State…Innovative School Strategy in Oxnard,
GOV. JERRY BROWN’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS Governor Jerry Brown’s state of the...
Which LA Police Departments Will Get the $7 Million in Realignment Funds? (And What's the Deal with Gardena?)
LA POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO GET $$ TO HELP WITH ADDED BUDGET BURDENS CAUSED BY REALIGNMENT When...
Are Californians on Probation or Parole Committing the Majority of the State's New Crimes?
THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION MAY SURPRISE YOU It has long been assumed by many law enforcement and...
Obama, the Inaugural Address, Gay Rights & Other Social Justice Issues
There is a lot of news that is worth your attention this week: a significant new report with...
Guidance, Not Guns….More on Aaron Swartz…A Cold Case Leads to Revelations of Forensic Misconduct
POST SANDYHOOK, LIZ RYAN ABOUT WHAT WORKS TO PROTECT KIDS FROM VIOLENCE Liz Ryan, president and...