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...
Have Conditions Become Unsafe For Staff & Kids at LA County’s Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall?
In the past two weeks, two new reports have described critically unsafe conditions at the Barry...
Brown Signs Law to Ease Licensing Path for Relatives, Vetoes Foster Care Mobile Response Plan
As California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) prepares to leave office at the end of the year, the last round...
LA County Supes Vote To Forgive Millions in Old Debts Against Parents Whose Kids Were Locked-Up
On October 11, 2017, a year ago next Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill...
Members of Deputy “Gang” Reportedly Put Other LA County Sheriff’s Deputies in Hospital After Off-Duty Brawl
In the wee hours of last Thursday night, September 27—or technically September 28, as it...
California and Four Other States Point the Way for States to Downgrade Drug Offenses and Reduce Prison Populations
In fives states over the last five years, voters and lawmakers have downgraded felony drug...
Gov. Brown Decides the Fate of a Pile of Criminal Justice Bills Just Before the Final Legislative Deadline
Over the weekend, Governor Brown took his signing (and vetoing) pen to the last chunk of more than...
Gov. Brown Signs Two Life-Changing “Raise the Age” Bills, Plus Other Essential Juvenile Justice Reforms
“A Difficult Bill” on the Road to a “More Just System” for Juveniles In...
With SB 1437, Gov. Brown Unravels California’s Long-Standing Felony Murder
Under California’s current felony murder rule, individuals involved in serious crimes that result...
CA Police Agencies Will Have to Release Police Misconduct Records & Video of Officer-Involved Shootings Thanks to Two Brown-Approved Historic Bills
Behind the Blue Wall of Silence On Sunday night, hours before the final deadline to transform bills...
LA County Sheriffs Must Improve Treatment Of Families Who Lose Loved Ones in Deputy-Involved Shootings & Other LASD-Related Deaths, Says New Report
In the last five years, 207 people have died while in the custody of the Los Angeles County...
Gov. Brown Shoots Down Bill to Increase Accountability Around Police Acquisition of Military Gear
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 3131, a bill to increase transparency around...