Don Knabe has broken with the prevailing trend and, instead of nominating an august and respected...
Initiative to Revise 3-Strikes Takes First Step Toward Nov. 2012 Ballot
Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project, along with a group of Stanford lawyers and other...
California Wellness Foundation Picks New CEO
On Wednesday, the California Wellness Foundation announced it had named Kaiser Permanente executive...
Gloria Molina Grills Sheriff Baca About Jail Abuse Reforms at Supes Meeting
Sheriff Lee Baca appeared before the LA County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning—at...
Supes’ New Jail Violence Commissioners Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
The first 3 people named to the new Citizen’s Commission on Jail Violence are all highly...
A Close-Up Look at Slow-Motion Democracy at Occupy LA
This past Saturday night I became—albeit briefly— a voting member of Occupy LA’s...
A Week’s Worth of Occupy Wall Street
I’ve not commented on Occupy Wall Street because there has been no shortage of coverage, and...
Reporters and Secrets….Reporters Get Payback.
THE DIFFICULTY OF PROTECTING SOURCES IN A DIGITAL AGE This NY Times Op Ed by Christopher Soghoian...
Police Trash Occupy Oakland’s Camp, Crowd Gets Tear Gassed, Iraq Vet Hurt
This rough video taken by a protester gives an alarmingly visceral feeling—minus the...
Jerry Powers Officially Approved as Probation Chief. Now Who is He?
Jerry Powers was officially tapped on Tuesday as the new Chief of LA County’s troubled...
Looking at Our Broken System of Criminal Justice
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens reviews “The Collapse of American Criminal...
Working, Will Post Later Today
Monday Must Reads
STEVE JOBS ON 60 MINUTES The biography of Steve Jobs comes out today, Monday (debuting at No. 1 on...
Student Privacy v. Press Freedom, LAUSD Cops Change Tactics….and More Friday Must Reads
IS THIS PRESS REQUEST WRONGLY INVADING STUDENT PRIVACY? The Chicago Tribune and the University of...
All Over But the Paperwork: Jerry Powers Will Be Chief Probation Officer for LA
It’s not officially official yet, but deals have been made, hands have been shaken, last...
If Sheriff Was “Kept in the Dark” on Jails Abuse, Shouldn’t Heads Roll?
Last week, Sheriff Lee Baca did a massive mea culpa when he met with the Times Editorial Board and...
Sheriff Baca, Supe Zev and ACLU’s Eliasberg on Which Way LA? at 7 p.m.
Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? is looking at the next step in the jails mess at 7 pm on...
Jim Webb’s National Criminal Justice Bill Headed for Senate Vote…and More
Two and a half years ago, Senator Jim Webb proposed some excellent (and low cost) criminal justice...