UPDATE: This story was updated on Feb. 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
LA County Spent $81.5 Million on LASD Litigation Costs and Payouts Last Year
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cost county taxpayers $81.5 million in litigation...
Under CA Bill, 18- and 19-year-olds Accused of Crimes Would Stay in Juvenile Court
A new bill announced Tuesday seeks to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction in California...
Subpoena Power for Oversight of LA County Sheriff & LA County Probation Is a Done Deal: So What Does That Mean?
"Using subpoena power doesn't necessitate a divisive standoff," Loyola Law Professor and COC...
Youth Empowerment Act Seeks to Give CA’s Young People a Voice in the Laws and Policies That Affect Them
A California bill soon to land before its first legislative committee seeks to engage the...
Los Angeles Grieves for Kobe & His Daughter: He Was Ours & We Were His
At first, we only knew there’d been a crash, but not what it meant. Eight passengers and the...
Bill Seeks Important Health Care Protections for Pregnant Incarcerated Women
On Thursday, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously approved AB 732, a bill...
LA County Supes Take “Urgent” Steps to Combat Homelessness
The LA County supes look at expanding the LA County Sheriff's Department's ability to reach more...
After Rancor & Accusations Supervisors Vote For Subpoena Power to Compel LA County Sheriff Villanueva to Share Information
At just around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the LA County Supervisors voted to give...
Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Going to a Movie
This year, one of the best ways to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might be going...
Harassment of Grieving Families Is More a Problem of LASD Management and Policy Than Individual Deputies, Says Inspector General
"I hope that the Sheriff's policy goes into effect soon, I hope that it is enthusiastically...
New Year, New Bills: Closing a Loophole in Police Transparency Law, Combatting Violence Against Native Women, and More
It’s January, and that means new and rejuvenated criminal justice bills are just starting to...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s Long & Winding Legal Road Comes to An End as He is Ordered to Begin His Prison Term On Feb. 5
Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca is going to federal prison. According to the order signed by U.S...
Budget Breakdown: Money for Diversion, Probation Reform, and More
On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his plans for the 2020-2021 budget, a $222.2...
U.S. Supreme Court Says “NO” To Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s Appeal—Opening the Path to Prison
On Monday morning, the United States Supreme Court denied former LA County Sheriff Lee...
In a Devastating Accident, Off-Duty LA County Sheriff’s Detective Was Struck & Killed When Helping A Woman Who had Fallen in the Street
Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department along with the West Hollywood...
Why Re-Arrest Doesn’t Mean You’re a Failure
The justice system traditionally uses a simple metric to determine whether an individual continues...
Voting After Prison: The Movement in CA and Beyond to End Voter Disenfranchisement
In just two states, Maine and Vermont, people with past felonies can immediately vote upon release...