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Report: Juvenile Incarceration Rates Have Plummeted, but Thousands More Kids Could Be Kept Out of Lockup
Between 2000 and 2019, the rate of youth incarceration dropped approximately 60 percent, and...
Probation Chiefs’ Association Hopes to Raise the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction in CA
Next year, the organization known as the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) has big...
$25 Million for Federal Gun Violence Research in Congress’s $1.4 Billion Spending Plan
Last year, Congress clarified that the CDC could conduct research on gun violence, as long as it...
LA County Sheriff’s Sergeant Accused of “Unlawful” Campaign of Harassment Against Justice Advocate & Film Producer Scott Budnick
On Sunday, December 15, civil rights attorney Ron Kaye sent a letter to Los Angeles County Sheriff...
Youth Reports of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Lockups on the Decline
In 2012, 9.5 percent of youth — nearly one out of every 10 kids — in juvenile...
DJJ Watch: The Secrets of Data Collecting Inside California’s Youth Prisons
Even if a fight between two kids is documented, the reason behind the fight may not be, and that is...
New Office of Racial Equality Will Soon Be Working to Erase Racial Gaps in LA
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to create a brand-new Office of Racial...
Across the Nation, States Fail to Meet Pregnant Women’s Health Needs in Prisons
A 50-state survey by the Prison Policy Initiative reveals a dearth of state laws designed to...
Op-Ed: We Connected Former Gang Members, Clergy, Community, and Police to Fight Violence
This is a story about the art of persuading groups who don't trust each other at all to come...
In the Wake of Domestic Violence, Apologies Often Follow, According to LAPD Data
Apologies and domestic violence go hand-in-hand, LAPD data reveals.
LA County to Gain 500 New Critically Needed Mental Health Care Beds
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to launch a two-year pilot program...
‘Human-Centered Design’ Team Aims to Help Transgender Teens Recover from Family Violence
A statewide research initiative called Reimagine Lab works to identify the root causes of family...
DOJ Sues San Bernardino Sheriff’s Dept. and Hesperia Over Racially Discriminatory Rental Ordinance
Hesperia officials sought to drive black and Latino renters out of the city in the same way that a...
Redefining Homelessness Could Help Homeless Kids & Families on the Edge, Advocates Say
“It’s been decades now of saying, ‘Oh we’ll get to families later,’” Duffield said...
How One Young Man’s Mental Illness Is Raising His Risk of Deportation
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media When José moved his family to the United States...
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For the First Time Ever, Majority of Gallup Poll Respondents Prefer Life in Prison Over Death Penalty in Murder Cases
Newly released results from a Gallup poll revealed that 60 percent of Americans agreed that...