SCOTUS WILL HEAR TWO CASES OF JUVENILE LWOP TO DETERMINE IF THEY’RE CRUEL & UNUSUAL The...
Sup. Ridley-Thomas Adds Cecil Murray to Jails Commission as “Moral Force”
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has nominated Reverend Cecil “Chip” Murray, the iconic...
A Report From Occupy London from LA Poet Gail Wronsky
The wonderful poet Gail Wronsky is in London for a semester and has been tracking the Occupy...
The Deborah Peagler Story, ICE & Foster Care…. and More
“CRIME AFTER CRIME” – THE STRUGGLE TO FREE BATTERED WOMAN, DEBORAH PEAGLER The...
Knabe Names Top Cop Jim McDonnell to Jails Commission
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...
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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...