“Welcome to the zoo,” said LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Allen, motioning to the figures...
729 of CA’s Death Row Inmates Will Soon Eligible for Transfer to Other Prisons With Rehabilitative Programs
When Prop. 66, the ballot initiative designed to overhaul the state’s death penalty system, was...
LA County Supes Vote to Banish Criminal Justice Fines and Fees and Forgive Families’ Old Debts
UPDATED: This story was updated on Feb. 19, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
California stopped charging parents for kids’ incarceration. So why are some still stuck owing thousands of dollars?
Tens of thousands of families still owe juvenile justice fees that the state has since abolished.
Mental Illness Numbers Continue to Climb in California’s Jails, State Data Shows
The proportion of people in California jails suffering from mental illness rose 63 percent over the...
LA’s Critically Important Race for District Attorney Heats Up With Attack Ads, Questionable Donations, & New Endorsements.
In the past week, the competition to lead the DA's office has heated up to a scorching level...
AG Becerra to Investigate LAPD Gang Database Misuse Scandal
The California Department of Justice is launching a review of the Los Angeles Police...
Victim Was a ‘Prostitute’
The LAPD manual still uses language like 'lynching,' and 'prostitute,' and until five months ago...
New Bill Seeks Fewer Wrongful Convictions in California
On Friday, California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced a new bill that he hopes...
Deploying Body-Worn Cameras in a County Jail
A sheriff's office in Wyoming recently began using body-worn cameras on deputies working inside the...
LA City Council Passes Ordinance to Block Fed-Funded Lock-Up for Immigrant Children
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council passed a temporary ordinance that it appears will act to...
This Criminal Justice Scholar Tracks Murder Cases That Use the ‘Gay Panic Defense,’ a Controversial Practice Banned in 9 States
W. Carsten Andresen, a criminal justice scholar, has been building a database of murder cases that...
New Youth Council to Advise LA County Officials on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Other Matters Affecting LA’s Kids
UPDATE: This story was updated on Feb. 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
LA County Spent $81.5 Million on LASD Litigation Costs and Payouts Last Year
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cost county taxpayers $81.5 million in litigation...
Under CA Bill, 18- and 19-year-olds Accused of Crimes Would Stay in Juvenile Court
A new bill announced Tuesday seeks to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction in California...
Subpoena Power for Oversight of LA County Sheriff & LA County Probation Is a Done Deal: So What Does That Mean?
"Using subpoena power doesn't necessitate a divisive standoff," Loyola Law Professor and COC...
Youth Empowerment Act Seeks to Give CA’s Young People a Voice in the Laws and Policies That Affect Them
A California bill soon to land before its first legislative committee seeks to engage the...
Los Angeles Grieves for Kobe & His Daughter: He Was Ours & We Were His
At first, we only knew there’d been a crash, but not what it meant. Eight passengers and the...