I’ll have a couple of intriguing topics early next week—the 3-strikes report, and a new...
CA Schools Are Broke, But Private Prison Operators Announce Record Profits
PRISON INDUSTRIAL NATION? The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)—the nation’s...
#FreeDorothy: Al-Jazeera Journalist Confirmed Being Held by Syrians
Late on Wednesday, the fiance of missing Al Jazeera journalist issued a statement that Syrian...
The Totality of a Life: A New Way of Looking at the Death Penalty
As the the various Innocence Projects around the country continue to find people on death row who...
Back from 3-Strikes Symposium….
…Posting Later Today
Steve Cooley Talks About the Cost of His 3-Strikes Position
Day 1 of the Three Strikes Symposium put on by The Center on Media, Crime and Justice was filled...
The Future of California’s Three Strikes Law: Reform, Repeal or the Status Quo?
Monday and Tuesday I’ll be at a symposium at USC that is taking a look at California’s...
No More New Death Row, a Teacher Gets a Genius Grant, and More
ROBOTICS AND AMIR ABO-SHAEER, THE “GENIUS” TEACHER The LA Times Steve Chawkins writes...
Thursday’s Must Reads
THE REAL COST OF CALIFORNIA’S BUDGET CUTS: WHO IS HARDEST HIT? Annenberg’s Neon Tommy...
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets of America to Honor Tim Hetherington at Heroes Gala
The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America were already planning to honor photojournalist Tim...
A Story Behind the Story: Paul Romero – Doing (Almost) Everything Right
A week before Easter there was a horrific car crash on a residential street in La Habra...
7 Tips 4 Getting the Most Out of the LA Times Festival of Books
This weekend the glorious LA Times Festival of Books will be held at its new location on the USC...
5 Monday Must Reads
POLITICS TRUMPS SCIENCE: MT & IDAHO WOLVES REMOVED FROM THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT In a...
SCOTUS, Prison and Religious Freedom
This is a case from last week that I didn’t want to overlook. Civil rights advocates are...
Posting Later Today. Check back.
Back soon! WEEKEND UPDATE: Many apologies. Friday’s obligations took far longer than I...
Supremes Will Again Consider the Constitutionality of LWOP Kids
The NY Times’ Adam Liptak and Lisa Faye Petak outline the issue as it presently stands and...
A Once Illegal Pulitizer Winner—& the Many Like Him Still in the Shadows
First there was Shawn Hubler’s terrific essay that outed the co-leader of the Bell...
Does Justice Depend Upon Carbs & Diving Blood Sugar?
SO IS IT LEGAL TO BRING SNACKS FOR CRIMINAL COURT JUDGES? Horrifyingly enough Discover magazine...