Update: On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 into law. Editor’s Note: On Tuesday...
Baltimore’s Strategy to Help Heal Violence-Battered Families Comes to Oakland
by Laurie Udesky When a group of community organizations in Baltimore came together in 2015, they...
American Hero, Wise-Cracking & Flawed Political Icon: Thoughts on Losing Courageous & Complicated Senator John McCain
The announcement when it came from his office late Saturday afternoon was, of course, not...
CA Correctional Officers at High Risk for Depression, PTSD & Suicide, New Survey Finds
Correctional officers are, by definition, on the front lines of any prison system. If the prison...
Controversial Ceasefire Program Reduced Crime in Oakland, Says Report
Oakland city leaders, including Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, have announced the results...
Police Militarization and the Erosion of Public Trust in Law Enforcement – Report
The way that SWAT teams are deployed in America today does not provide “detectable benefits...
Two Criminal Justice Bills Become Laws on Governor Brown’s Desk…Plus Several More Await Key Decisions, Including a Bill to End the Felony Murder Rule, and One to Shine Light on Police Misconduct Files
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two noteworthy criminal justice bills–one...
Bail Reform Passes in CA Assembly, But ACLU & Other Past Supporters Now Oppose New Version of SB 10
UPDATE: On Tuesday, August 21, the California senate passed SB 10 in a 26-12 vote. The bill is...
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...
Free From Lockup, but 10 Times as Likely to Be Homeless – Report
The United State’s 5 million formerly incarcerated people are nearly 10 times more likely to...
Farewell to the Queen. R.I.P. Aretha.
After Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the 100 best vocalists of rock and roll in December...
Child Protection Czar Michael Nash Gives Supes Report on Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Anthony Avalos
The case of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, allegedly abused and killed by his mother and her boyfriend...
Alzheimer’s-Stricken Lee Baca, Currently Appealing Felony Conviction, Gets a New Job as Professor
On Monday, the University of Los Angeles College of Divinity in Compton announced it had selected...
Supervisors Want a Plan To Stop LA County From Unnecessarily Criminalizing Its Mentally Ill
On Tuesday, August 14, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion that, if...
Access Denied: The Digital Crisis in Prisons
By Adam Wisnieski In 2006, jailhouse lawyer Thomas C. O’Bryant sent a handwritten article to the...
Even as California’s Student Suspensions Fell 46% Over the Past 6 Years, the ‘Discipline Gap’ for Black Children Remained as Wide as Ever
Suspensions in California fell by 46 percent since 2011. But disparities between black students and...
How Well is LA County Protecting Child Welfare-Involved LGBTQ Kids? Lawmakers Request Audit to Find Out.
The California State Auditor will review Los Angeles County’s child welfare system in the...
Replacing Invasive Strip Searches With Body Scanners at LA County Jails
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to collect...