California prison guards violated department policy in nearly half of incidents in which force was...
Facing a Backlog, Los Angeles Hires Pittsburgh Kinship Nonprofit to Help Relative Caregivers
Los Angeles County has hired a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit to help more relative caregivers through...
Getting “Justice Involved” LA County Residents Ready to Vote in November
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion to create a “Voter...
Op-Ed: Why Do We Make it So Hard to Do the Right Thing for Vulnerable Families?
Earlier this month, the Kansas City Star published a story about a local police officer who, with a...
Always Be Closing: How Purdue Pharma Marketed OxyContin
EDITOR’S NOTE: Although California as a whole has not been hit as hard as some other states...
Bill to Expand Victim Compensation Fund Eligibility Headed to Gov. Brown
California’s Victim Compensation Fund provides crime victims with money for medical...
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 Nonprofit Will House More Homeless Foster Youth With $1 Million Grant
United Airlines has announced a $1 million grant to the Los Angeles branch of First Place for...
How Did Alex Villanueva, an Unknown, No-Chance Candidate for LA County Sheriff Become a Serious Challenger?
The California primaries have been over for a month and a half, and the real campaigning for the...
Has Plea Bargaining Pushed the Sixth Amendment Right to Trial to the Brink of Extinction? A New Report Says Yes
The right to a trial by jury is enshrined in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and also...
California DOJ Presents Public With Second Annual Report on Police Uses of Force
In 2017, law enforcement officers in California used force against civilians in a manner that...
New Data Reveals an Unemployment Crisis Among the Formerly Incarcerated
Approximately 27 percent of formerly incarcerated people are looking for a job, but are still...
ACLU Sues Over Alleged Abuse of Immigrant Women During Transport
On Tuesday, the ACLU of Nothern California and the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP filed a series of...
How President Trump’s SCOTUS Pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Could Affect Criminal Justice Reform, Past & Future
EDITOR’S NOTE: Now that President Trump has announced his pick of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to...
Fresno’s Juvenile Justice Campus Has a Pepper Spray Problem, Says Report
The Fresno County Probation Department’s reliance on using pepper spray to control the...
Judge Rules Against Fed Attempt to Suspend CA “Sanctuary” Laws
In March 7 of this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he had filed a legal...
Immigrant Kids Separated From Parents to Receive Legal Representation Via LA Justice Fund Thanks to LA County Supes
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to extend a pot of money...
Wishing Everyone a Happy 4th of July!
Some music to celebrate the beauty and complexity of this nation we all share, beginning with five*...