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.
Los Angeles DA’s Race Moves Still Closer to a Runoff With Latest Vote Count
Okay. When the last vote count was released this past Tuesday (March 10), two-term Los Angeles...
Letters From ACLU Call on ICE to Share Plans to Prevent and Manage COVID-19 in Detention Facilities
On Wednesday, March 11, the ACLUs of Southern and Northern California and Human Rights Watch sent...
The DA’s Race is Still Balancing on a Razor’s Edge — Plus Another Elections Story Involving Franky Carrillo, a Man Wrongly Imprisoned For 20 Years
More than a week has passed since March 3rd’s maddeningly-flawed voting day, and the...
No need to wait for pandemics: The public health case for criminal justice reform
Five examples of policies that could slow the spread of a viral pandemic in prisons and jails - and...
Can Los Angeles County Successfully Reimagine Its Justice System? A New Report Says, Yes, & So Does the Board of Supervisors
During the 1960s, under then-governor Ronald Reagan, California made the decision to...
New Study Says CA’s “Sanctuary State” Law Did Not Cause Crime to Increase, Feds Claim Otherwise
According to a soon-to-be-published study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine...
County to Boost Art Programs in County Lockup and to Use Art to Prevent Incarceration in the First Place
Updated: This story was updated on March 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
Each Murder in Stockton Costs Taxpayers $2.5 Million, Says Report
A new report quantifying the cost of gun violence in Stockton, CA, estimates that each shooting...
Measure R Passing With a Landslide, While DA’s Race Still Balances On a Nerve-Wracking Razor’s Edge – UPDATED
As one more round of ballots is counted after Tuesday’s unforgivably badly organized voting...
Bill Would Retroactively Expunge Eligible Criminal Records Dating Back to 1973
California Assemblymember Phil Ting has introduced a bill aimed at reducing the collateral...
Op-Ed: Why I Believe We Need a Change at the Top in L.A. County’s DA’s Office
In California, and across the nation, we have seen reforms of the destructive attitudes and...
DA Jackie Lacey Tells Press About Death Threats & Other Fears After Husband Pulls Gun on Black Lives Matter Protesters Gathered in Front of Her Home
At around 5:45 a.m. Monday, the day before California’s primary election day, the husband of...