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Work on Civilian Oversight Commission for LA County Probation Finally Begins
On Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m., the newly chosen team, which has been given the task...
Police Are Changing Lineups to Avoid False IDs
By Michael Ollove After nearly 38 years, on Jan. 30 Malcolm Alexander walked away from a place he...
LA Moves Closer to Building a $2.2 Billion “Mental Health” Jail
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward with the...
Prosecutors Gather to Address the Mental Health & Criminal Justice Crisis
On Monday of this week, 48 hours of protests outside the San Luis Obispo courthouse finally ended. ...
How the Worst Kind of Personal Sorrow Led LA Violence Reduction Expert Aqeela Sherrills to Help Newark, NJ, Lower Its Murder Rate
Aqeela Sherrills, a former Grape Street Crip, who was one of the primary architects of the famous...
Movement Against Juvenile Court Fees Runs Into Resistance
By Teresa Wiltz California this month became the first state to eliminate court costs, fees and...
ACLU Launches National Initiative to End Cash Bail
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Campaign for Smart Justice announced the...
New Report Shows Number of Kids Transferred to Adult Court Has Dropped Dramatically Due to New Laws—But There is Also Some Bad News
In 2019, when new laws passed by New York and North Carolina that raise the age for automatic...
Report: How to Slash U.S. Probation Rolls by 50% Within 10 Years
Probation Was Meant As An Alternative to Prison. So What Went Wrong & How Can We Fix It? (A...