This has been a full, complicated, and always interesting year in the world of justice in Los...
In a Surprise Move, Supervisors Name Ray Leyva, Former Sheriff’s Department 2nd in Command, As Interim LA Probation Chief
In an unexpected move, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has named former LASD...
New Screenings for Childhood Trauma Raise Hopes, Challenges
California health officials are gearing up for the launch of a statewide screening effort that aims...
New Year, New Laws: 10 Important Justice Bills Going Into Effect in January
Next Wednesday, California’s new police use-of-force reform bill, a private prison ban, and a...
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, & Happy Nearly New Year to All
To provide you with a little extra seasonal joy, here's Ireland's Glen Hansard with some of his...
Report: Juvenile Incarceration Rates Have Plummeted, but Thousands More Kids Could Be Kept Out of Lockup
Between 2000 and 2019, the rate of youth incarceration dropped approximately 60 percent, and...
Probation Chiefs’ Association Hopes to Raise the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction in CA
Next year, the organization known as the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) has big...
$25 Million for Federal Gun Violence Research in Congress’s $1.4 Billion Spending Plan
Last year, Congress clarified that the CDC could conduct research on gun violence, as long as it...
LA County Sheriff’s Sergeant Accused of “Unlawful” Campaign of Harassment Against Justice Advocate & Film Producer Scott Budnick
On Sunday, December 15, civil rights attorney Ron Kaye sent a letter to Los Angeles County Sheriff...
Youth Reports of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Lockups on the Decline
In 2012, 9.5 percent of youth — nearly one out of every 10 kids — in juvenile...
DJJ Watch: The Secrets of Data Collecting Inside California’s Youth Prisons
Even if a fight between two kids is documented, the reason behind the fight may not be, and that is...
New Office of Racial Equality Will Soon Be Working to Erase Racial Gaps in LA
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to create a brand-new Office of Racial...
Across the Nation, States Fail to Meet Pregnant Women’s Health Needs in Prisons
A 50-state survey by the Prison Policy Initiative reveals a dearth of state laws designed to...
Op-Ed: We Connected Former Gang Members, Clergy, Community, and Police to Fight Violence
This is a story about the art of persuading groups who don't trust each other at all to come...
In the Wake of Domestic Violence, Apologies Often Follow, According to LAPD Data
Apologies and domestic violence go hand-in-hand, LAPD data reveals.
LA County to Gain 500 New Critically Needed Mental Health Care Beds
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to launch a two-year pilot program...
‘Human-Centered Design’ Team Aims to Help Transgender Teens Recover from Family Violence
A statewide research initiative called Reimagine Lab works to identify the root causes of family...
DOJ Sues San Bernardino Sheriff’s Dept. and Hesperia Over Racially Discriminatory Rental Ordinance
Hesperia officials sought to drive black and Latino renters out of the city in the same way that a...