On March 18, Ross MacDonald, MD, chief medical officer for Rikers Island, wrote a string of furious...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Historic County-Community Partnership Takes the Vote Behind Bars in LA County
At a joint press conference on Sunday, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan, and...
4 1/2 years after the DOJ settlement, basic needs for LA County jail’s mentally ill inmates still aren’t being met
“Welcome to the zoo,” said LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Allen, motioning to the figures...
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...
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...
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...