On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to fundamentally change their...
Ninth Circuit Says NO to Former LA Sheriff Lee Baca’s Appeal & Opens Path To Prison
On Monday, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of 76-year-old former LA County...
LA County Must “Reimagine” Its $2.2 Billion Jail Construction Project Before Moving Ahead, Say Supervisors Solis & Kuehl
If passed, this motion will slam on the brakes for the county's controversial $2.2 billion jail...
Contra Costa Judge Deals a Blow to Law Enforcement Unions Hoping to Narrow Scope of Police Transparency Law
On Friday, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge became the first jurist to rule on the...
LA County’s Unique Public-Private Partnership to Infuse Crucial Youth Development Programs With $3.2 Million
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...