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LA County Leaders Answer Demands for a Reimagined 911 and Other Systemic Changes
In the weeks following the start of widespread protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Brionna...
Disputes Over Body Cams, A Twitter War — & A Perplexing New Task Force to Probe Officer Involved Shootings
On Sunday an interesting Twitter war occurred between Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark...
Two Black Men in Two CA High Desert Towns Found Hanging From Trees. Suicide? Or Lynching?
On Monday afternoon Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a virtual press conference to...
State Leaders Propose Chokehold and Crowd Control Reforms, While at the County Level, Advocates Call for Changes That Go Deeper Than Use-of-Force Policy
After more than two weeks of protests ignited by George Floyd’s death under the knees of...
A New Big $$ Settlement Asks Why the LA District Attorney Went Along with Paul Tanaka’s Vendetta, Then Hid Evidence In Order To Do So
For a long time, justice advocates have complained that the Los Angeles County District...
LA County Supes Release $82.7 Million in Frozen Funding to Sheriff, While Telling Him to Cut Cadet Classes and Pause Promotions
Last October, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors paused the LA County Sheriff’s...
Searing New Lawsuit Describes LA County’s Jail System During the COVID-19 Crisis As “An Incubator for Death”
Jail residents repeatedly found themselves placed into close quarters with people who are coughing...
How a New LA Partnership and Local Organizations Are Working Help to Victims Isolating With Their Abusers
On Friday, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey...
New Report Says CA Voters Support Releasing Many Vulnerable People From Prison Due To COVID-19 Dangers
As of April 11, the California Department of Corrections reported that the CDCR’s COVID-19...