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...
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...