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Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • DJJ Watch

Op-Ed: The Secrets Of Data Collecting Inside California’s Youth Prisons

December 13, 2019
LA City Council • Race • Race & Class • Racial Justice

New Office of Racial Equality Will Soon Be Working to Erase Racial Gaps in LA

December 12, 2019
Prison • Prison and Families • Prison Policy • prison reform • Women's Issues

Widespread Failure to Meet Pregnant Women’s Health Needs in Prisons

December 10, 2019
Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Op-Ed: We Connected Former Gang Members, Clergy, Community, and Police to Fight Violence

December 9, 2019
Domestic Violence

In the Wake of Domestic Violence, Apologies Often Follow, According to LAPD Data

December 6, 2019
LA County Board of Supervisors • Mental Health • Mental Illness

LA County to Gain 500 New Critically Needed Mental Health Care Beds

December 5, 2019
Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Los Angeles D.A. Race

Op-Ed: Yes, we should stop treating mentally ill people like criminals. Jackie Lacey is part of the problem.

November 18, 2019
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It seems that rather than teach prosecutors about the unique circumstances in cases involving...

Women and Justice • Women's Issues

The Dehumanizing Effects of Inadequate Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons and Jails

November 17, 2019
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Thirty-eight states fail to legally require prisons and jails to provide menstrual products to the...

Veterans

LA County Supes Vote on Staffing for Peer-to-Peer Program to Help LA’s Veterans Access Crucial Services

November 14, 2019
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On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to staff a peer-to-peer program...

Los Angeles D.A. Race

LA’s Race for District Attorney Heats Up Further as Public Defender Rachel Rossi Jumps In

November 13, 2019
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And now there are five. At 1 p.m., on Tuesday, November 12, the Los Angeles County District...

School Discipline Reform • School to Prison Pipeline • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

“Disgraceful” Disparities in School Discipline Funnel Kids into Justice System

November 11, 2019
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Research and the national conversation around racial disparities in school discipline have largely...

Veterans

To Our Nation’s Veterans With Respect & Gratitude Beyond Measure

November 11, 2019
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Veterans often come back from war—whatever war— carrying burdens that the rest of us will never...

Bill Watch

Families Still on the Hook for Juvenile Justice Fees After Passage of SB 190, Depending on Where They Live

November 9, 2019
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A new report from UC Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic reveals wide variations in how...

Bill Watch • Police

Seattle’s already doing what California’s about to do to limit police use of force. How’s it working out?

November 8, 2019
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Seattle police have cut their use of moderate and lethal force 60%. But controversial police...

Trauma • Violence Prevention

Researchers Probe The Ways That Violence—Whether Experienced Directly Or Indirectly—Profoundly Shapes Public Health

November 8, 2019
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While the increased awareness of the long shadow of violence is a good start, more can be done...

Sheriff Alex Villanueva • The Mandoyan Matter

Federal Judge Shreds Fired Deputy’s Lawsuit Claiming Political Retaliation, In the Latest Chapter of the Never-Ending Carl Mandoyan Drama

November 6, 2019
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According to the judge, where a plaintiff is "not entitled to his job at all." The plaintiff, the...

#MeToo Behind Bars

Another Victim of Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Giancarlo Scotti Gets Payout

November 4, 2019
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Last Tuesday, October 29, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a $325,000...

Bill Watch • LASD • Law Enforcement • Police

ACLU Hits LASD With Lawsuit Over Failure to Release Misconduct Records Under Police Transparency Law

November 3, 2019
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" LASD is the only agency in the state of California to deny the ACLU’s request" for public...

Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment • Juvenile Probation

Moving From Punishment to Hope and Healing for Kids in the Juvenile Justice System

November 1, 2019
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By Stephanie Miceli The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Every year in the...

Women and Justice • Women's Issues

Because Most Locked-up Women Are in Jail, Not Prison, State Reforms Often Fail to Reach Them

October 31, 2019
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PPI's yearly "big-picture view of incarcerated women helps us see why many recent criminal justice...

District Attorney • Los Angeles D.A. Race

When George Gascón Finally Announced He Would Challenge Jackie Lacey for LA District Attorney, He Triggered the Most Watched DA’s Race in the Nation

October 29, 2019
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At around 10 a.m. on Monday morning, George Gascón announced that he had officially thrown his hat...

Domestic Violence

How We Are Failing Domestic Violence Victims & What the County Wants to Do About It

October 28, 2019
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“Domestic violence is like no other crime,” writes author/journalist Rachel Louise...

Police

A Police Department’s Difficult Assignment: Atonement

October 27, 2019
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In Stockton, California, city and law enforcement leaders are attempting to build trust between...

LA County Board of Supervisors

LA County to Investigate Organ Harvesting Companies’ Nearly Unrestrained Access to the Morgue

October 25, 2019
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In more than two dozen cases in LA and San Diego counties, organ and tissue harvesting companies...

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