Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, during the release of his revised state budget, Governor...
Criminal Justice Bills Clear a Major “Suspense File” Hurdle to Land on the House Floors
Late last week, the California Assembly and Senate’s fiscal committees decided the fate of...
Rebalancing Act: How to Change the Fact That Too Many Black & LGBTQ Kids Land In LA’s Foster Care System
In Los Angeles County, as in many other areas of the U.S., African American children are...
A $17 Million Boost From the Arnold Foundation Will Fund Research and Innovation to Reduce Prison Populations
On Wednesday, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, through its Arnold Ventures company, announced...
Not Only Are Women the Fastest Growing Incarcerated Population, They Also Have Disparate Contact With Law Enforcement
Although the total number of stops, searches, and arrests have each steadily fallen in the United...
LA County Supes Expand Innovative Program Proven to Break the Wash, Rinse, Repeat Pattern of Mental Illness, Incarceration, and Homelessness
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the county’s Office of Diversion...
What Happens When the Science of Trauma and Building Resilience Go to Prison?
Jane Ellen Stevens writes about a man who teaches the construction trade to prisoners who believes...
Gov. Newsom’s Revised Budget Features Significant New Reform-Minded Criminal Justice Spending
On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom released his revised state budget, which plans for...
The Avis and Mark Ridley-Thomas Life Learning Center Will Offer Critical Services to Help Youth Successfully Navigate Adulthood
On Wednesday, a much-needed drop-in center opened in Los Angeles that aims to help transition-age...
Contra Costa Will Divert Kids From Lockup Who Work to Repair the Harm They’ve Caused
Kids who would otherwise be ensnared by the Contra Costa County juvenile justice system will soon...
“Getting to Zero” Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Between 2006-2015, arrests of girls in the U.S. dropped by 53 percent, from just under 580,000 to...
Probation Oversight Panel Delivers Detailed Plan to Eliminate Pepper Spray From LA Youth Facilities in 12 Months, But Will It Be Followed?
The Los Angeles County Supervisors have just received a smart, step-by-step plan describing how the...
How Powerful Lawmakers Are Killing California Bills—Without a Peep
Editor’s Note: Last year, the California Assembly enacted a new rule that grants committee...
Remembering Nipsey Hussle
The sad truth is that in the week prior to Nipsey’s death, there were 26 other shooting victims...
Supes Take Another Important Step to Get More Formerly Incarcerated People Into LA County Jobs
One out of every three working-age Americans has been convicted of one or more felonies, according...
#MeToo Behind Bars: Sexual Misconduct at the LA County Women’s Jail
The kind of misconduct that doesn’t make headlines is arguably as corrosive, and harder to track...
Kansas Sees 63% Decline in Youth Confinement Due to Justice Reforms
Kansas also shifts $30 million to fund for evidence-based programs to push youth...
Use of Pretrial Detention Increases “Precipitously,” Leads to Worse Outcomes for People Accused of Crimes
Approximately two-thirds of the more than 740,000 people locked up in local jails nation-wide have...