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Judge first knocked down CA’s “No Secret Police Act,” but gave the go-ahead to the “No Vigilantes Act.” Then things changed

February 10, 2026
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Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
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The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
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Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
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A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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December 31, 2025
LAPD • Law Enforcement

BREAKING: Dorner Surrounded in Big Bear, 2 Officers Shot, 1 Has Reportedly Died, Fluid Situation

February 12, 2013
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1:48 PM: It appears that two deputies were injured by Dorner in a shootout in the Big Bear area. ...

CDCR • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Human Rights • Prison • Prison Policy

The Cost of Bad Justice, in CA, TX and Back to CA Again

February 12, 2013
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INMATE LAWSUITS COST CALIF. $200 MILLION A YEAR (AND THAT’S BEFORE YOU GET TO THE COUNTY AND...

LA County Jail • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

LASD NEWS: Problematic Baca Nephews & Mysterious Cambodian Vests

February 11, 2013
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THE MYSTERY OF THE SURREPTITIOUSLY BOUGHT AND SHIPPED LASD VESTS THAT WENT TO CAMBODIA...

Charlie Beck • LAPD • Lists • Race • Race & Justice

LAPD Chief Beck’s Plans To Reopen the Dorner Dismissal Case Should Be the 1st Step. More Concrete Steps Must Follow

February 10, 2013
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As most of you have doubtless heard by now, in an interview with CBS’s Pat Harvey on...

Gangs • LA County Jail • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

WitnessLA on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? Discussing Jump Out Boys Planned Firing, Deputy Gangs in General, and More – UPDATED

February 8, 2013
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UPDATE: THIS SEEMS TO BE MY WEEK FOR RADIO. I’M GOING TO BE ON WITH SUZI WEISSMAN ON...

CDCR • Charlie Beck • Crime and Punishment • Gangs • LAPD • LASD • Marijuana Laws • Medical Marijuana • Realignment

The LASD Moves to Fire 7 “Jump Out Boys”….No More Posturing About Realignment Please…..Close to a Ruling on Banning Pot Dispensaries….and More

February 7, 2013
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FIRING THE JUMP OUT BOYS According to LASD spokesman, Steve Whitmore, the Sheriff’s...

Juvenile Justice • LA County Board of Supervisors • Probation • Unions

Probation Chief Jerry Powers and 4 Probation Unions Get into A Very Ugly Battle

February 6, 2013
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BACK ROOM TUG OF WAR BREAKS INTO THE OPEN It all started when LA County Probation Chief Jerry...

Elections • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell is Contemplating Running for LA Sheriff

February 6, 2013
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LONG BEACH CHIEF JIM MCDONNELL IS CONTEMPLATING A RUN FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF We’ve...

CDCR • Elections • Free Speech • Jail • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Jail • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

Baca Reportedly Hires LASD’s New Head of Custody & New LASD Memo Causes Concern.

February 6, 2013
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BACA HIRES A CUSTODY CHIEF? Sheriff Lee Baca has reportedly chosen Terri McDonald, up until...

How Appealing • Innocence • Marijuana Laws • Medical Marijuana • Mental Illness • Prison • Prison Policy • Prosecutors

Will TX Hold a Prosecutor Accountable? …..Can Local CA Gov’ts Legally Ban Med Pot Dispensaries? ….and a Look at Mental Illness & Lock-Up

February 5, 2013
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TEXAS USES AN ARCANE LAW TO POSSIBLY—JUST POSSIBLY—HOLD ACCOUNTABLE A PROMINENT FORMER...

Crime and Punishment • Juvenile Justice • Law Enforcement • Sexual abuse

New Head of National Juvie Justice Office (Finally) Named….Priest Accused of Molestation Was Working for LAUSD [See UPDATE!]…When Cops Lie Under Oath

February 4, 2013
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AFTER 4 YEARS OF LAGGING, OBAMA NAMES HEAD OF THE DOJ’S JUVENILE JUSTICE DIVISION (OJJDP) On...

Juvenile Justice • LGBTQ

Kruti Parekh of Youth Justice Coalition is one of Liberty Hill’s 5 New LA Leaders to Watch

February 4, 2013
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Each year the Liberty Hill Foundation names five local “Leaders to Watch,” the idea...

CDCR • LASD • Marijuana Laws • Medical Marijuana • Sheriff Lee Baca

Baca Says No More Political Donations, The CDCR’s New Guy…and 4 More States May Reform Pot Laws – UPDATED

February 1, 2013
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Sheriff Lee Baca has announced to the rank and file of the department that the troubling habit of...

Children and Adolescents • Education • Guns • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

About that More Guns in Schools Thingy, Californians Surveyed Say No

January 31, 2013
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A new poll indicates that California voters strongly believe that more mental health services and...

LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Law Enforcement

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?

January 31, 2013
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THE SUPES WANT TO KNOW: WHY ARE SOME AREAS OF LA COUNTY GETTING MUCH BETTER SERVICE FROM THE...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Jail • LGBTQ

The LA "Charity Buccaneer" Still Rides….Jail Strip Search Payout In SF…. Star Gay Marriage Opponent Reverses Direction…and More

January 30, 2013
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RICHARD WALDON AND OPERATION USA: THE “CHARITY BUCCANEER” STILL RIDES AFTER 35...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Education • Juvenile Justice • LA County Jail • LASD

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

January 29, 2013
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MAN FOUND DEAD IN CELL IN LA COUNTY’S MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL An inmate was found...

Child Sexual Abuse • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Human Rights • LASD • Life and Life Only • Prosecutors • Reentry • Sentencing • Women's Issues

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

January 28, 2013
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40 YEARS OF ROE V. WADE MARKED WITH RALLIES AND COUNTER RALLIES IN SF AND ELSEWHERE THere were...

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