On Tuesday, February 5, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a landmark...
To Get Mental Health Help for a Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, they did not plan to...
Should LA County Keep Using Pepper Spray On Its Kids? A New Report From LA County Inspector General Paints A Very Alarming Picture
In a 28-page report presented to the Los Angeles County Supervisors on Tuesday, February 5, the...
LA Sheriff Villanueva’s Perplexing Views on Violence in the County Jail System Concerns Experts & Causes 2 Department Commanders to Be Relieved of Duty
As most readers know by now, last Wednesday morning Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva...
Voting on Parole – Constitutional Amendment Would Cut Disenfranchisement in California
A newly proposed California constitutional amendment, called the “Free the Vote Act,”...
Bill Would Dump Copay for Medical Visits in CA Prisons
A new bill seeks to remove a small, but significant financial barrier for incarcerated Californians...
The Expanding Legal Battle Over CA’s New Police Transparency Law
On January 1, a new state law, SB 1421, returned to the public long-withheld access to law...
LA Sheriff Villanueva Defends Reinstatement of Deputy Accused Of Domestic Violence, But LA Supes Not At All Pleased
On the morning of Tuesday, January 29, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva made a surprise...
Reading to Their Children Helps Incarcerated Parents Maintain a Powerful Connection
Editor’s Note: An estimated 10 million kids in the US have parents who are currently locked...
Stockton Unified Settles With CA DOJ Over Mistreatment of Students of Color and Kids With Disabilities
The Stockton Unified School District and its police department have agreed to five years of state...
The Orange County Register Replies to Richard Wexler’s Op Ed about “Crack Baby Journalism”
Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, child welfare expert Richard Wexler wrote an Op-Ed...
LA District Attorney Announces New First-of-Its-Kind Mental Health Division
In an effort to divert the pipeline of mentally ill people funneled into Los Angeles County jails...
The Release of Adnan Khan, Criminal Justice Reform & Supporting Victims—Does It Have To Be a Zero-Sum Equation?
Rebecca Weiker, is the Program Director for Re:store Justice, and knows Adnan Khan well. But...
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted for Lying About Beating of LA Jail Visitor & Why It’s a Big Deal
Looked at from a distance, convicting LA County sheriff's deputy Byron Dredd of lying to FBI...
Dispatch From San Quentin: Filmmaker/Writer/Activist Adnan Khan Becomes First Person Re-sentenced After Change in Felony Murder Rule
On Friday morning, January 18, Judge Laurel Brady re-sentenced 34-year-old Adnan Khan, dropping his...
Recollections of Traveling With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
To honor Dr King, here are some recollections expressed earlier this month by some of those who...
Bill Would Dump Sentence Enhancement for Prior Felonies
A bill announced Wednesday would abolish a mandatory sentence enhancement affecting approximately...
As The New York Times Condemns “Crack Baby” Journalism, the Orange County Register Revives It.
As 2018 turned to 2019, The New York Times published two stunning editorials with profound...