On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 1303, a bill introduced in response to...
“Freeing the Vote” in LA County by Empowering Justice System-Involved Eligible Voters
In July, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supes Mark Ridley-Thomas...
LA County Supes Tell Sheriff McDonnell To Stop Helping the LAPD Record Potentially Compromising Attorney-Client Conversations
On Tuesday the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to send a formal, “five-signature...
Op Ed: The Myth That Crime Rises as Prisons Shrink
California’s dramatic reduction in its prison populations hasn’t compromised public...
LASD Supervisors’ Union Endorses Jim McDonnell for Sheriff, A Nod That May Come With a Nice Pile of Cash
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA)—the main...
San Bernardino Deputy Violated Middle Schoolers’ Rights When He Arrested Them to “Prove a Point”
In a Monday ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said that San Bernardino County...
20,000 Lost Years and $2.2 Billion in Government Payouts – The Cost of Wrongful Convictions in America
Exonerated Americans have officially spent a total of more than 20,000 years in prison for crimes...
County Supes Hope to Save Lives by Boosting Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Services for First Responders
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion focused on...
#MeToo Behind Bars: Did the LA Sheriff’s Dept. Have Early Evidence That A Jail Deputy Was Sexually Abusing Women?
As the firing of CBS chief executive Les Moonves in the wake of another round assault and...
One Freshly Signed CA Law Aims to Improve Outcomes for Jailed Veterans, Another Bans Cities From Charging Defendants Prosecution Fees
Over the last week, California Governor Jerry Brown has been putting his bill-signing pen to work...
The 70 Million, a New Podcast That Aims to Transform U.S. Jails—One Great Story At A Time
Editor’s Note: There’s a new, recently-launched documentary podcast we thought might...
Juvenile Injustice: OJJDP Dismantles Protections for Youth of Color in the Justice System
Editor’s Note: This January, former Arkansas prosecutor Caren Harp was sworn in as the head...
Report Breaks Down What It Will Take to Bring the Number of Kids in Adult Jails to Zero
“Getting to Zero” While most kids tried in adult courts are held in juvenile detention...
Bill Lifting Veil of Secrecy on Police Misconduct Awaits Gov. Brown’s Signature. So What’s at Stake?
On Friday, August 31, the California Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 1421, legislation...
Happy Labor Day!
A short, but hopefully pleasure-producing soundtrack for the day. Enjoy. Top photo of 1908...
Could Lee Baca Get a New Trial? 9th Circuit Appeal Hearing Finally Set on Nov. 6
This fall, Lee Baca’s lawyers will ask a three judge panel to overturn the former LA County...
Legislators Put Police Use-of-Force Bill on Hold Until Next Year
On Wednesday, California lawmakers revealed that they had run out of time to fully address concerns...
ACLU, City Attorney, and Blue Ribbon Commission Call on LAUSD to End “Ineffective” and Not So “Random” Searches
In 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District established a policy requiring schools to subject...