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#DangerousJails

A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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December 31, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 3: the Myth of the Model Inmate

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 2: How discipline plays an outsized role in CA parole decisions

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

What the Menendez Brothers Parole hearings tell us about prison discipline, Part 1

December 29, 2025
#NoSafePlace

Is LA County’s women’s jail still an unsafe place for women to be? A new lawsuit says YES

December 28, 2025
American Voices • Homelessness

The New Homelessness: Rodger Jacobs – Part 3

December 6, 2010
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On Sunday, the Las Vegas Sun has published Part 3 of LA writer/essayist/documentary filmmaker...

LGBTQ • The Filter

The Filter: Can Judge Stephen Reinhardt Be Impartial on Prop 8?

December 3, 2010
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We discussed four topics, but the meatiest was the issue about Judge Stephen Reinhardt being asked...

The Filter

On NBC’s the Filter, Tonight at 7:30 p.m.

December 2, 2010
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I’m on KNBC’s The Filter tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Roggin—this time during the...

Law Enforcement • Life and Life Only

Son of Riverside Chief of Police Sergio Diaz is Found Dead

December 2, 2010
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The son of Riverside Chief of Police, Sergio Diaz (formerly a Deputy Chief of the LAPD) was found...

Bill Bratton • Charlie Beck • Juvenile Justice • LAPD • LAPPL • Probation • Transportation • Violence Prevention

Breaking the Kid Lock-up Cycle, Expo Line Fiasco, LAPD Policy Fights & More

December 2, 2010
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HOW DO WE KEEP LAWBREAKING KIDS FROM RETURNING TO LOCK-UP? LA COUNTY SUP MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS AND...

Crime and Punishment

Ronni Chasen Murder Suspect Kills Self

December 2, 2010
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The Ronni Chasen murder case gets weirder and weirder (and sadder and sadder) At around 6 p.m...

Civil Liberties • Free Speech • Freedom of Information • Health Care • LAUSD

WikiLeaks Quote Contest, Lying Witnesses, and Strugging for Health Care

December 1, 2010
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JAMES FALLOWS AT THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY HAS A CONTEST FOR THE BEST WIKILEAKS QUOTE No, he’s not...

Prison • Prison Policy • Supreme Court

How Will the Supremes Rule on CA’s Prison Pop Case?

November 30, 2010
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Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court heard the much anticipated arguments on the case that will decide...

American Artists • Art and Culture • Homelessness • Writers and Writing

The New Homelessness: Rodger Jacobs & The Myth of Solid Ground

November 30, 2010
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It was late September when we last checked with LA journalist/author/essayist Rodger Jacobs who...

Must Reads

Monday Must Reads

November 29, 2010
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TEN YEARS AFTER BUSH V. GORE December marks the tenth anniversary of Bush v. Gore. (Ah, but how...

Media • Must Reads • National Issues • National Politics

Of Ethics & WikiLeaks: “The Job of the Media is Not to Protect Power From Embarrassment”

November 28, 2010
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What everyone now knows (or ought to know) is that, on Sunday five newspapers—The New York...

Life and Life Only

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all

November 24, 2010
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May your joys be many all day long. Here’s a small but very cool video to cheer your day.

Uncategorized

Cooley Concedes: It’s Kamala

November 24, 2010
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As fond as I am of Cooley personally (aside from my objections to one or five professional issues...

Civil Liberties • Courts • Criminal Justice

Discarded Cigarettes, DNA and Privacy

November 24, 2010
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No, actually this video has zero to do with the content of the post. It’s simply some good...

CDCR • Must Reads

Must Reads – Prison & Parole Version

November 23, 2010
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NOTE: For the rest of the Thanksgiving week, there’ll be light posting for purposes of...

Life and Life Only

Posting Later This Morning

November 22, 2010
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Must Reads

Sunday-Monday Must Reads

November 22, 2010
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AN LAPD COP REFLECTS ON RACIAL PROFILING The always interesting Lt. Sunil Dutta offers his...

Foster Care • Los Angeles Times

Disagreeing With the LA Times Over Foster Coverage: the Sequel

November 22, 2010
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THE LA TIMES AND PROTECTING CHILDREN On Sunday, the LA Times ran a well-thought out editorial about...

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