On Tuesday, June 25, at around 11:30 a.m., Chief Terri McDonald, the head of the nation’s...
Los Angeles DA Refuses to Break From Death Penalty Despite CA Moratorium
More than three months after California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on the death...
Beneath Their Rival Efforts to Reduce Police Shootings, Two Lawmakers Share One Common Experience as Mothers
By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters To reduce the use of force by California police, two Democrats...
SPRAYING GIRLS: New Lawsuit Tells Disturbing Story Of Detention Officers At LA County’s Central Juvenile Hall Repeatedly—& Unnecessarily—Pepper Spraying a 15-Year-Old Girl Without Ever Allowing Her to Properly “Decontaminate”
A new federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Los Angeles County Probation alleging...
A Historic Win for Students, Parents, and Advocates: LAUSD Officials Vote to End Random, Ineffective Searches in Schools
In 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District established a policy requiring schools to subject...
5 Essential Takeaways From the New Oversight Plan for LA County’s Still-Troubled Probation Department
After 14 public listening sessions held all around Los Angeles County—some of the meetings...
90 Percent of Kids In LA County’s Juvenile Halls Have “Open Mental Health Cases.” Supes Call Urgently For Rehabilitative Plan—for Youth & Adults
At Los Angeles County’s Central Juvenile Hall, the largest of the county’s three...
Artificial Intelligence Will Soon Be Responsible for Reducing Implicit Bias in the San Francisco DA’s Office
On July 1, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón will launch a new artificial intelligence...
A Look at the Data – Jail Bookings in LA County
A new white paper from Million Dollar Hoods dives into LA County data detailing jail bookings...
LASD Deputy Joseph Solano Has Died After Being Shot In An Inexplicable Attack on Monday
He was “one of the really good ones,” Deputy Joseph Solano’s cousin, told the Los...
New Probation Commission Must Have Subpoena Power Says Important New Report Detailing the “Dire Need” for Oversight
After ten months of public meetings, which were often intensely emotional, the special panel...
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot, “Fighting For His Life,” Suspected Shooter in Custody
A 30-year-old Utah man has been arrested in the Monday night shooting of Los Angeles County...
Charged With a Felony in California? Odds Are You’ll Wind up Guilty.
By Gabriel Kahn, Crosstown If you have been charged with a felony in California, the overwhelming...
42 Elected Prosecutors Nationwide Say They Would Refuse to Enforce Criminalized Abortion
On Friday, June 7, a group of 42 elected prosecutors announced that they had joined in signing a...
Foster Care Crisis Opens Door to Second-Chance Parents
By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline With rising numbers of children under state supervision and a worsening...
OP-ED: LA’s At-risk Youth Need Community Resources & Healing, Not Punishment & Pepper Spray
From juvenile hall to county jail to prison to deportation, I’ve experienced first-hand the...
In Historic Move, SF Supes Vote to Get Rid of Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, June 4, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 in favor of legislation to...
SF DA Gascón First in CA to Launch Public Portal Bringing Transparency to Prosecutorial Data
On Wednesday, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office became the first DA’s office...