LGBT SERVICEMEMBERS STILL BRAVE INJUSTICE IN MILITARY A year after the landmark repeal of...
Chief of Troubled LA County Probation Hires 2 for Top Spots & Promises "Culture of Change"
Los Angeles County Probation Chief, Jerry Powers, has hired two talented outsiders to help him...
WA's Marijuana Law Already Has an Effect….'Script Drugs Have a Deadly Effect.. Prop 8 & SCOTUS
SLEWS OF MARIJUANA PROSECUTIONS DROPPED IN WASHINGTON Although the Washington State marijuana law...
VETERANS DAY: With Gratitude & Respect for Those Who Have Served
/> A FEW LITERARY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump...
Analyzing Criminal Justice Ballot Results, Challenging Prop 35, and Newly-Adopted LA Library ID Cards
NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE BALLOT OUTCOMES AND EFFECTS In an interactive map post called...
DA Jackie Lacey Post-Election, Obama and SCOTUS, the Aftermath of Prop 34 Defeat and Prop 36 Victory
LOS ANGELES DISTRICT ATTORNEY-ELECT JACKIE LACEY’S HISTORIC WIN (AND WHAT’S NEXT) Newly...
Three-Strikes Reform, Former Inmates & The Joy of the Right to Vote
Norman Williams, who is in the photo above, was voting for the first time when the picture was...
Sheriff's Dept. Promotions Reportedly Manipulated at Orders of 2 Undersheriffs
Amid the flood of election coverage on Tuesday, those following the ongoing Los Angeles...
Voting, Voting Consequences…and Pandas
With Celeste Fremon TAKE TO THE POLLS LIST OF QUICKIE RECS FOR PROP VOTING: (We posted our...
Unmasking Out of State Elections Donors, Voter Disenfranchisement…and More – UPDATED
SECRET OUT OF STATE DONORS POURING $$ MILLIONS INTO CA ELECTIONS ARE ORDERED TO ID THEMSELVES ...
My City of Ruins: Springsteen Sings to New Jersey, 10/31/2012
This is a funky recording bootlegged from the October 31, 2012, Springsteen concert in Rochester...
The WitnessLA November 2012 Elections Endorsements
With voting day looming on Tuesday, a quickie rundown of our thoughts and recommendations. THE...
Juvie Lock-up Alternatives, Youth Crime Rate Record Low, and SCOTUS Considers Drug-Sniffing Dogs
REFORMING JUVENILE DETENTION Georgia’s Judge Steven Teske explains how he came to see that...
UTLA Blocks LAUSD’s Hopes for Race to the Top $$…The Advantages of NOT Locking Up Kids…AND Brain Surgery & the Storm (One Sandy Story)
WANT FEDERAL $$$ FOR LA SCHOOLS? TOUGH, SAYS THE LA TEACHER’S UNION The Los Angeles Unified...
Once Lifer Mario Rocha Celebrates Anniversary of Freedom, FBI Stats on Weed Arrests & Funding for Smart Research on Realignment
EDITOR’S NOTE: While we keep an eye on the safety and well being of our family and friends...
Head of CA Prisons, Matt Cate, Leaving. Choice of Replacement Critical
CDCR Director, Matthew Cate, is leaving his position as head of the California’s prison...
Willingham Family Wants Posthumous Pardon, Gov. Brown and Madeleine Brand Talk Prop 30, and Underground Education
FAMILY OF EXECUTED MAN SEEKS PARDON EIGHT YEARS LATER We are just over a week away from voting on...
DOJ Blinks, Gives County’s Juvie Probation Camps a New 2014 Deadline for Reforms & No Consent Decree—Despite Discouraging Lack of Progress
LA COUNTY PROBATION CAMPS FAIL (AGAIN) TO MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS, DOJ DOES ZIP TO HOLD...