Criticism over the last minute commutation of the prison sentence of Fabian Nunez’s son is...
Will the Gardena Gun Kid Be Tried As an Adult?
If the prosecutors get their way, the student who is charged with bringing his grandfather’s...
Friday Fresh Picks
A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD TELLS WHY HER COMMUNITY NEEDS MLK JR. HOSPITAL LA Youth gives a voice to LA kids...
The Hot Spot Strategy for Cutting Health Care Costs
This week, while Republican congress-members posture irritatingly about repealing health care...
Shooter on the Loose & Homeboy Salsas, Other Pressing Issues
BY WED EVENING THE EL CAMINO COP SHOOTER WAS STILL ON THE LOOSE, SOME NEIGHBORHOODS LOCKED DOWN The...
Shooting at Gardena High School – UPDATED
At 10:41 am, Tuesday morning, a shooter dressed in black reportedly pulled a gun out of his...
Schwarzenegger, Estaban Nunez, Michael Duc Ta and the Double Standard
Now that we have had some time to reflect further on outgoing governor Arnold Schwarznegger’s...
For Martin Luther King Jr….With Gratitude
Friday Criminal Justice Shorts
JERRY BROWN PLANS TO SAVE $500 MILLION BY SENDING MANY NON-VIOLENT, NON-SERIOUS OFFENDERS TO JAIL...
LAUSD Does the Right Thing by Jordan High
At Jordan High School, a kid has a one in 3 chance of graduating from the place, and its...
The Cost of Incarceration for Children, the President’s Words. an Injured Deputy & More
WHAT WE CANNOT DO IS USE THIS TRAGEDY AS ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN ON EACH...
The LA Justice Report – Project 2: DANGEROUS JAILS
Last year, as most of you know, WitnessLA and Spot.us collaborated to form the LA Justice...
AND IN OTHER NEWS: The Death Penality, Assange, and Fun Gun Gifts- UPDATED
TUESDAY ILLINOIS POISED TO ABOLISH STATE’S DEATH PENALTY Go Illinois! Reuters has the...
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WORDS MATTER 2: The Consequences of Eliminationist Rhetoric
/> There are all kinds of other topics that need discussing, but they will have to wait until...
WORDS MATTER: Thoughts on Violent Rhetoric & the Tucson Shooting
Surely we will know more in coming days about what combination of crazy thoughts and imaginings...
Eric Holder’s Reentry Council – What California Should Have Done Long Ago
US Attorney General Holder has not been on my good list of late, what with his appallingly...
Sometimes a Happy Ending; the Homeless Man With the Golden Voice
If my some unlikely chance you haven’t seen the story of former radio announcer, Ted...