On March 25, as coronavirus was just starting to spread within the state prison system, attorneys...
Now That A Staff Member Has COVID-19, Why Isn’t LA County Releasing More Kids From Its Youth Lockups
On Wednesday, April 1, the news broke that a detention services officer who worked at Barry J...
What Restorative Justice Can Teach Us About COVID-19 – And Ourselves.
I awaken every morning in this era of COVID-19 with a feeling of disorientation. While the pandemic...
CDCR Plans to Release as Many as 3,500 Prisoners Nearing the End of Their Sentences
UPDATE: As of April 3, there were twelve prisoners with COVID-19 diagnoses, triple the count...
Here Is How California Must Protect Youth in State LockUps During the COVID-19 Crisis
Epidemiologists warn that juvenile facilities are likely to experience dangerous COVID-19 outbreaks.
As Local Officials Continue to Drop Jail Populations Due to COVID-19 Dangers, California’s Overcrowded Prisons Remain Critically at Risk
Is Governor Gavin Newsom doing enough to address the coronavirus threat to California’s...
Cities, Legislatures Learn to Govern by Conference Call
Some of the most important legislation states and cities enact to fight the coronavirus pandemic...
COVID-19 Watch: Los Angeles County Public Defenders, District Attorneys, City Attorneys & Police Unions Say Courts are Unsafe
In one Long Beach court, public defenders found that something akin to Saran wrap was covering the...
LA County Supervisors Issue Executive Order in Hope of Protecting Jails From COVID-19 Catastrophe
Late on Monday, March 23, Kathryn Barger, the Chair of Los Angeles County Supervisors, issued an...
Gov. Newsom Signs Executive Order Closing Prisons and Youth Lockups to New Prisoners
California’s 35 prisons and four juvenile facilities will no longer accept new intakes, at...
With NYC Jails as a Disastrous Model, Supervisors Determined to Take Urgent Action to Protect LA’s Jails From the Onslaught of COVID-19
On March 18, Ross MacDonald, MD, chief medical officer for Rikers Island, wrote a string of furious...
First California Prisoner Tests Positive for COVID-19
UPDATE: As of Wednesday, March 25, two additional prison employees — one at California State...
George Gascón & Jackie Lacey Will Now Face Each Other in November to See Who Will Be LA County’s Next DA
As of Friday night, March 20, approximately 34,328 LA County ballots still remain to be counted...
Coronavirus: Will courts continue to operate, preserving the rule of law?
"Compared to many other advanced countries, both federal and state court systems in the United...
As Coronavirus Spreads Outside LA’s Jails, LASD Says Program Providers Must Keep Coming to Work
Over the past few days, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has eliminated public visiting, reduced...
So…is a Runoff in the Los Angeles County DA’s Race A Done Deal?
Perhaps there's still enough room for a miracle to occur. But, the odds, right now, are against it.
What the COVID-19 Emergency Can Teach Us About “Alternatives To Incarceration”
Sheriff Villanueva then outlined three big changes he'd made that had allowed him to decrease the...
Coronavirus Puts Prisons in Tight Spot Amid Staff Shortages, Threats of Lockdown
There is no such thing as teleworking for a correctional officer tasked with guarding inmates.