Civil Liberties • Courts • LGBTQ

Prop 8 and the Discrimination Issue

January 14, 2010

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Yesterday was the third day of testimony in U.S. Federal Court for the lawsuit that seeks to...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • FBI • Gangs • LAPD

Alex Sanchez Granted Bail – UPDATED

January 13, 2010

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Around 11:30, at the end of the closed hearing that began at 10 a.m. Alex Sanchez attorney Kerry...

International Issues • Life and Life Only

Grieving for and Helping Haiti

January 13, 2010

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If you wish to donate to a Haitian rescue effort I strongly recommend the Los Angeles-based...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • Criminal Justice • FBI • LA County Jail • LASD

Sanchez Hearing to be Behind Closed Doors

January 13, 2010

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Wednesday January 13, at 10 am, Judge Manuel Real will conduct yet one more hearing (or the second...

Jail • LA County Jail • LASD

Dangerous Jails: A Death…With Questions…in CJ

January 13, 2010

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The Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Greg Katz has an interesting and worrisome story about a...

California Budget • CDCR • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Prison • Prison Policy

In CA Does Life With the Possibility of Parole Mean What It Says?

January 12, 2010

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In California, there are approximately 23,000 prisoners serving life sentences who are technically...

CDCR • Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Prison • Prison Policy

Did Chino Staff Leave Men in Cages for Days After Riots?

January 11, 2010

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[NOTE: The photo above of the cage was taken by Michael Montgomery at Pelican Bay Prison, not at...

Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Education • Must Reads

Monday Must Reads

January 11, 2010

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WANNA SAVE MONEY ON PRISONS? REFORM THE TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATION SYSTEM Last fall when the...

Immigration & Justice • Jail • Prison • Prison Policy

Covering Up Deaths in Immigration Lock-Ups

January 11, 2010

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The Obama Administration has promised to overhaul and better oversee the sprawling warrens of...

California Budget • Juvenile Justice • Prison Policy • State Government • State Politics

Correcting Corrections

January 8, 2010

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SHOULD WE RISK MAKING CALIFORNIA’S PRISONS BIG BIZ? (Short answer: No.) In his State of the...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • FBI • Gangs

Alex Sanchez: Part 9 – Judicial Whiplash & “Real” Surprises

January 7, 2010

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In the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Manuel Real, the latest bail hearing for Alex...

Education • Gangs

THE CHASERS: A Pasadena Charter School Goes the Distance

January 6, 2010

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THE ACADEMIC & THE DROPOUTS I remember several years ago when I watched Dr. Mikala Rahn give a...

Education

Wednesday Social Justice Shorts

January 6, 2010

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David Protess, with former students Nicole Lapin and Evan Benn, at the Cook County criminal...

Education • Media

KNBC’s The Filter…& The Beverly Hills School Board

January 5, 2010

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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> After a break for the holidays, the KNBC’s new...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • FBI

Alex Sanchez – Part 8: Back to Square One….Sort Of

January 4, 2010

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FEDERAL BAIL HEARINGS & GROUNDHOG DAY: WHO JUDGES THE JUDGES? Alex Sanchez, the gang...

Future of Journalism • Writers and Writing

Future of Journalism: Part 364 – Deadline LA

December 29, 2009

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The podcast for the special Christmas Day, 1-hour broadcast of KPFK’s Deadline LA has been...

Gangs • Homeboy Industries • Law Enforcement • US Government

Andre Birotte Jr….Homeboys In ALA….and WLA Hiatus

December 28, 2009

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1. HIATUS WitnessLA and I will be on hiatus until next Monday, Jan. 4, in order that I may spend...

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Merry Christmas, 2009

December 25, 2009

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Peace.