in Topanga Canyon it is not a matter of if the power is going to go down in a rainstorm, but when...
Helping Haiti: Meryl Streep Gets it Right
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WLA Named Best Cop Blog by LA Weekly
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Friday Catch-Up and Clean-Up
ACLU SUES LA COUNTY FOR JUVENILE PROBATION CAMP CONDITIONS THAT “WOULD MAKE DICKENS...
It’s Sealed, No, It’s Unsealed, No It’s Sealed Again
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Haiti: Love Rescue Me
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Prop 8 and the Discrimination Issue
Yesterday was the third day of testimony in U.S. Federal Court for the lawsuit that seeks to...
Alex Sanchez Granted Bail – UPDATED
Around 11:30, at the end of the closed hearing that began at 10 a.m. Alex Sanchez attorney Kerry...
Grieving for and Helping Haiti
If you wish to donate to a Haitian rescue effort I strongly recommend the Los Angeles-based...
Sanchez Hearing to be Behind Closed Doors
Wednesday January 13, at 10 am, Judge Manuel Real will conduct yet one more hearing (or the second...
Dangerous Jails: A Death…With Questions…in CJ
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In CA Does Life With the Possibility of Parole Mean What It Says?
In California, there are approximately 23,000 prisoners serving life sentences who are technically...
Did Chino Staff Leave Men in Cages for Days After Riots?
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Monday Must Reads
WANNA SAVE MONEY ON PRISONS? REFORM THE TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATION SYSTEM Last fall when the...
Covering Up Deaths in Immigration Lock-Ups
The Obama Administration has promised to overhaul and better oversee the sprawling warrens of...
Correcting Corrections
SHOULD WE RISK MAKING CALIFORNIA’S PRISONS BIG BIZ? (Short answer: No.) In his State of the...
Alex Sanchez: Part 9 – Judicial Whiplash & “Real” Surprises
In the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Manuel Real, the latest bail hearing for Alex...
THE CHASERS: A Pasadena Charter School Goes the Distance
THE ACADEMIC & THE DROPOUTS I remember several years ago when I watched Dr. Mikala Rahn give a...