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#JusticeBriefs2025 • ACLU

Federal Judge demonstrates the power of temporary restraining orders when the U.S. Constitution is violated

July 20, 2025
#JusticeBriefs2025

Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.

July 18, 2025
#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Jail Reform

If Crime is Down, Why Do We Keep Building Larger Jails?

November 22, 2019
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The growth of mass incarceration in communities across America during the 1980’s and...

Alex Villanueva • LASD • Los Angeles County Sheriff

Grieving Families Report Harassment From LASD Deputies, Civilian Oversight Commission Votes to Investigate

November 21, 2019
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission responsible for overseeing the LA...

DCFS • Foster Care • Homelessness

LA County Supervisors Approve More Housing for Foster Care “Graduates” As Homelessness Among Former Foster & Justice-Involved Youth Continues to Skyrocket

November 20, 2019
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It’s difficult and traumatizing for anyone to be homeless. But young people who are homeless...

Domestic & Relationship Violence - the nation's internal war zone • Families • Race & Justice • Restorative Justice • Women's Issues

Opinion: To End Intimate Partner Violence, We Must Focus on Racial Justice and Healing

November 19, 2019
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By Marc Philpart and Jacquie Marroquin, California Health Report Like millions of Californians...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Los Angeles D.A. Race

Op-Ed: Yes, we should stop treating mentally ill people like criminals. Jackie Lacey is part of the problem.

November 18, 2019
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It seems that rather than teach prosecutors about the unique circumstances in cases involving...

Women and Justice • Women's Issues

The Dehumanizing Effects of Inadequate Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons and Jails

November 17, 2019
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Thirty-eight states fail to legally require prisons and jails to provide menstrual products to the...

Veterans

LA County Supes Vote on Staffing for Peer-to-Peer Program to Help LA’s Veterans Access Crucial Services

November 14, 2019
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On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to staff a peer-to-peer program...

Los Angeles D.A. Race

LA’s Race for District Attorney Heats Up Further as Public Defender Rachel Rossi Jumps In

November 13, 2019
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And now there are five. At 1 p.m., on Tuesday, November 12, the Los Angeles County District...

School Discipline Reform • School to Prison Pipeline • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

“Disgraceful” Disparities in School Discipline Funnel Kids into Justice System

November 11, 2019
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Research and the national conversation around racial disparities in school discipline have largely...

Veterans

To Our Nation’s Veterans With Respect & Gratitude Beyond Measure

November 11, 2019
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Veterans often come back from war—whatever war— carrying burdens that the rest of us will never...

Bill Watch

Families Still on the Hook for Juvenile Justice Fees After Passage of SB 190, Depending on Where They Live

November 9, 2019
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A new report from UC Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic reveals wide variations in how...

Bill Watch • Police

Seattle’s already doing what California’s about to do to limit police use of force. How’s it working out?

November 8, 2019
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Seattle police have cut their use of moderate and lethal force 60%. But controversial police...

Trauma • Violence Prevention

Researchers Probe The Ways That Violence—Whether Experienced Directly Or Indirectly—Profoundly Shapes Public Health

November 8, 2019
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While the increased awareness of the long shadow of violence is a good start, more can be done...

Alex Villanueva • The Mandoyan Matter

Federal Judge Shreds Fired Deputy’s Lawsuit Claiming Political Retaliation, In the Latest Chapter of the Never-Ending Carl Mandoyan Drama

November 6, 2019
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According to the judge, where a plaintiff is "not entitled to his job at all." The plaintiff, the...

#MeTooBehindBars

Another Victim of Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Giancarlo Scotti Gets Payout

November 4, 2019
38 Comments

Last Tuesday, October 29, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a $325,000...

Bill Watch • LASD • Law Enforcement • Police

ACLU Hits LASD With Lawsuit Over Failure to Release Misconduct Records Under Police Transparency Law

November 3, 2019
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" LASD is the only agency in the state of California to deny the ACLU’s request" for public...

Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation • Youth Justice: Healing Not Punishment

Moving From Punishment to Hope and Healing for Kids in the Juvenile Justice System

November 1, 2019
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By Stephanie Miceli The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Every year in the...

Women and Justice • Women's Issues

Because Most Locked-up Women Are in Jail, Not Prison, State Reforms Often Fail to Reach Them

October 31, 2019
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PPI's yearly "big-picture view of incarcerated women helps us see why many recent criminal justice...

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