A new study looks at the role of prosecutors in the various state criminal justice systems, with a...
More states expand the right to vote to previously incarcerated, while 11 states still permanently disenfranchise
“There was this restoration of who I was as a whole human being,” said Gibson, who lives in Los...
Op-Ed: A Case for Better Funding of California’s Community Alternatives to Juvenile Detention and Probation
There is ample evidence, found through lived experiences and empirical research, that...
U.S. Supremes unanimously reject “racist precedents” in ruling that tribes can police non-Indians who are suspected of crimes on tribal lands
In a critical ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, SCOTUS addressed the issue of whether...
Much Watched Bill to Decertify Police for Misconduct and Killings Makes it Out of the Suspense File and is Passed in the Senate
On May 26, the California Senate passed SB 2, a bill intended to keep officers found to have...
Memorial Day: With Deep Gratitude, Sorrow, & Love: For Our Fallen Sons And Daughters, Mothers, Fathers, Wives, Husbands, Brothers And Sisters
When it comes to the variety of thoughts and emotions that Memorial Day brings forth, often music...
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
People victimized by the police have demonstrated higher-than-usual rates of depression...
DA Charges LA County Sheriff’s Deputy with Perjury for lying in court
LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Thursday that his office had charged...
Despite Extravagant Attacks by Republican Senators, Kristen Clarke confirmed as first woman & first Black woman to head up DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
“I see the future of America through the eyes of my son. And honestly, at times I am worried,”...
Innovative childcare providers use “radically different” approach to help preschoolers from being expelled
Preschoolers are three times more likely to be expelled than children in elementary, middle and...
New CA OIG report shows CDCR’s investigation of employee misconduct “Poor, ” including in case where 2 officers failed to notice a beheading
In one case, two correctional officers falsely reported that a man who had been decapitated by his...
LA County to Explore Free Phone Calls and At-Cost Commissary Items for Incarcerated Kids and Adults and Their Families
In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill by then-Senator Holly Mitchell that would...
District Attorney George Gascón is not an outlier say AGs and DAs around the nation. He is the popularly elected wave of the future
Last Friday, May 14, nearly 70 current and former elected prosecutors and Attorneys General filed...
Taking a Stand: How Teens Are Working to End Relationship Violence
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett Relationship violence is a public health crisis. An estimated 15.5...
Can Racial Bias Be Corrected in the Child Welfare System?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part Two of a two-part series in the “Our Kids” reporting project. Our...
CA Bill Could Bring Freedom to Cross the Street Without Fear of Criminalization for “Jaywalking”
Black Californians are up to 4.5 times more likely to be stopped for jaywalking than their white...
Op-Ed: How qualified immunity protects police officers accused of wrongdoing
Qualified immunity is a federal law construct; however, some states are already moving to do away...
In the Child Welfare System, Black Families Should Matter
Reimagining a foster care system that errs on the side of protecting children, but...