Tomorrow morning, Friday, March 5, the Children’s Defense Fund, is hosting a virtual...
The LA Times Book Awards Finalists Have a Lot to Say About Justice
The finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, March...
Over-Representation of LGBTQ+ People in Prisons Largely Driven by Outsized Incarceration of Queer Women, Data Shows
People identifying LGBTQ+ are overrepresented at all points of the criminal justice system. A new...
Awakening in Yard D: A conversation with formerly incarcerated Buddhist practitioner Edwin Paragas
As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home. —Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy...
A look at how the CA Supreme Court came to rule unanimously that 14 & 15-year-old kids can’t be tried in adult court
On Thursday morning, February 25, the California Supreme Court ruled in a very...
LA County Supes Take Next Steps in Effort to Decriminalize Mental Health Crises
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed two motions to improve mental health...
The Newly-Introduced Promyse Act Aims to Make Sure a Big Pile of State $$ Gets to Effective Youth Programs, Not Law Enforcement
Last Wednesday, February 17, Senator Steven Bradford introduced Senate Bill 493, The PROMYSE...
The Voices of Youth Locked in San Francisco’s Soon-to-Be-Shuttered Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted in favor of legislation to...
Op-Ed: Gascon’s Evidence-Based Policies Will Help Reduce Wrongful Convictions & Move LA Forward
As part of innocence organizations representing people who were wrongfully prosecuted and convicted...
On June 30, 2023, CA’s Youth Prisons Will Close Their Doors, But Right Now There Are Essential Steps to Be Taken for Youth Safety
Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2021-22 state budget nails down plans for the closure of the...
LAUSD’s $25 Million Cut to School Police Will Fund Black Student Achievement Plan
In June 2020, the Los Angeles Unified School District board voted to cut $25 million from the $70...
A Close Look at Why Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón Asked the Board of Supes to Let Him Hire a Special Prosecutor to Examine Problematic Police Shootings
During her eight-year tenure, former Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey was repeatedly...
LA County Supervisors Call for Report on “Trauma Informed” Violence Prevention Strategies
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion focused on addressing gun...
What Did Monday’s Ruling About DA Gascón’s New Justice Reform Policies Really Mean?
On Monday morning, February 8, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant issued his ruling on the...
ACLU Sues Lancaster and the LASD for Criminalizing Poverty With $500 and $1,000 Citations
In Lancaster, a desert city in the northern part of Los Angeles County, local officials have come...
LA City Council Sitting on Motions to Reimagine Public Safety, Community Groups Say
Moving quickly in response to protests and demands to overhaul public safety in Los Angeles, city...
San Quentin Hit With More Than $420,000 in Fines For Endangering Workers Amid the Pandemic
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) fined San Quentin State...
DA George Gascón & Prosecutors’ Union Went to Court to see who’s the boss – legally speaking
On Tuesday, Feb. 2, there was a two-hour virtual court hearing pertaining to the LA Association...