At the end of September 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 439, a bill to ensure that...
Supes Vote to Turn a Probation Camp Into a Residential Job Training Facility for Youth
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of a motion to...
What Is the LA County Sheriff’s Department Doing About Its Big, Bad Deputy Gang Problem?
The report that members of a deputy clique within the East LA station of the Los Angeles County...
Does the Proposed New LA Probation Oversight Commission Have the Legal Right to Subpoena Power? A Group of Experts Say….YES
What kind of power does a civilian commission need if it is to effectively oversee a large, complex...
MacArthur Funds Criminal Justice Reforms in San Francisco and Long Beach
On Tuesday, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced $22 million in new grants...
LA County to Expand Popular Pre-Arrest Diversion Program
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand the county’s Law...
Majority of Bay Area Homeless Youth Come From Foster Care or Juvenile Justice, Report Says
By Sara Tiano Three out of four homeless youth in the Bay Area has been in foster care, the...
Inmate Hunger Strike in OC Jail System Points to Much Deeper Problems, Say Critics
Reports that there is trouble in the Orange County jail system have been intensified by the newest...
LA School Police Are Over-Arresting Students—Especially Black Students— Says New UCLA Report
A brand new report released by UCLA’s Million Dollar Hoods Project contains disturbing data...
Bringing Back the Vote for Disenfranchised Americans
Felony disenfranchisement reforms in 23 states have restored voting rights to 1.4 million people...
Kids in Adult Lockups Still “At Risk” After PREA, Says Report
Enacted fifteen years ago, in 2003, the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act aims to prevent rapes...
‘Marsy’s Law’ Protections for Crime Victims Sound Great, but Could Cause Problems
By Sophie Quinton Voters in six states soon will face a ballot initiative that for some seems like...
Supervisors Vote to Create Job Center for LA County’s Women in Lock-Up
Statistically, women usually do worse than men economically after their return from jail to their...
Op-Ed: Smart, Kid-Centered Analysis Helps Alameda County Probation Department Reduce Out-of-Home Placements & Troubling Racial Disparities
by Danielle Soto There is important new evidence that reducing out-of-home placements — while...
Youth to Power: Why We Need a Bill of Rights for Children
Why We Need a Bill of Rights for Children by Hayden Beaulieu I am a writer, a college student, and...
New Collaborative Mental Health Training Videos Aim to Improve Interactions Between SoCal Officers and the Mentally Ill
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Long...
Supes Vote to Improve Treatment Of Families Who Lose Loved Ones In Deputy-Involved Shootings & Other LASD-Related Deaths
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to create a...
“Reform LA Jails” Initiative Headed for 2020 Ballot, After Supes Decline to Fast Track the Measure
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to send a jail reform...