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...
Bill Seeks Important Health Care Protections for Pregnant Incarcerated Women
On Thursday, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously approved AB 732, a bill...
LA County Supes Take “Urgent” Steps to Combat Homelessness
The LA County supes look at expanding the LA County Sheriff's Department's ability to reach more...
After Rancor & Accusations Supervisors Vote For Subpoena Power to Compel LA County Sheriff Villanueva to Share Information
At just around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the LA County Supervisors voted to give...
Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Going to a Movie
This year, one of the best ways to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might be going...
Harassment of Grieving Families Is More a Problem of LASD Management and Policy Than Individual Deputies, Says Inspector General
"I hope that the Sheriff's policy goes into effect soon, I hope that it is enthusiastically...
New Year, New Bills: Closing a Loophole in Police Transparency Law, Combatting Violence Against Native Women, and More
It’s January, and that means new and rejuvenated criminal justice bills are just starting to...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s Long & Winding Legal Road Comes to An End as He is Ordered to Begin His Prison Term On Feb. 5
Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca is going to federal prison. According to the order signed by U.S...