“THE HIGH COST OF CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA: INFOGRAPHIC” Pew Center on the States has...
Gathering Some Thoughts About the Murders in Aurora
Over the weekend, it was hard to focus on news other than the shootings in Aurora, Colorado, where...
THE UNDERSHERIFF & THE GRAY, Part 2 – by Matthew Fleischer
THE UNDERSHERIFF & THE GRAY Other law enforcement officers weigh in, plus an internal LASD...
RETURN OF THE REFORMER: Steve Barr Partners With LAUSD
Earlier this week the Los Angeles Unified School District announced an interesting partnership...
Federal Detainees Housed in Privatized Facilities, Juvenile Justice Budget Cuts…and More
REPORT SAYS PRIVATIZED FACILITIES HOUSE 29% OF FEDERAL DETAINEES The Sentencing Project released a...
POTUS & Pardons, Undocumented Lawyers, & $$ for Faith-Based Prison Rehab
RACE, PARDONS, & THE PRESIDENT: REVIEWING A COMMUTATION REQUEST Barack Obama has not, thus...
Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Explains What He REALLY Meant About “The Gray Area”
On Tuesday, Undersheriff Paul Tanaka sent out a department-wide memo having to do with what he...
Boy Scouts Ban Gays, New Immigration Bill…and More
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA REAFFIRMS BAN ON GAYS The Boy Scouts of America reconfirmed their policy...
Edie & Thea v. DOMA…SF Does Smart Realignment…and More LAPD/Chalk Walk News
EDIE AND THEA V. THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT Edie Windsor, who is now 83, was with the same...
Life-Skills Programs Combat Juvie Crime, Baca’s Legal Issues, and “Breaking Bad”
LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAMS GREATLY REDUCE JUVIE ARREST RATES Enrolling disadvantaged teens in life-skills...
Happy (Day After) Birthday, Woody
Woody Guthrie would have been 100 years old on July 14.
New Felon Disenfranchisement Report, SD Drops Reentry Program That Cuts Recidivism, and States to Execute Mentally Disabled
REPORT SAYS FELON DISENFRANCHISEMENT 5 TIMES GREATER THAN IN 1976 The Sentencing Project released...
Protesters Greet Ringling Bros. In LA, FBI’s Largest Review of Forensic Evidence, and…Bears
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN, BUT NOT WITHOUT MUCH PROTEST FROM ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS With...
ACLU Lawsuit Says DA’s & LASD’s Evidence Policy May Have Damaged Thousands of Cases
On Tuesday, the ACLU of Southern California, along with a criminal defense law firm and two law...
TESTIMONY ABOUT TACITLY SANCTIONED INMATE ABUSE – by Matt Fleischer
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF PAUL TANAKA’S HAND-PICKED MAN INSIDE MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL by...
Jail Commission Posts Delayed a Day
Hi, everyone, I’m under the weather, so Matt and I are holding off posting any Jail...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Death Row, CA’s “Anti-Arizona Law”…and More
SHOULD DEFENDANTS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME BE SAFE FROM DEATH PENALTY? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is...
A Day of F-Bombs, Revelations…Plus Procedural Reports and Future Plans at the Jails Commission
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS A ONLY BROAD STROKES PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS. A full set of reports...