Mayor Eric Garcetti has chosen Mike Moore to be the next chief of the Los Angeles Police...
Why Do LA’s Foster Care Facilities Keep Calling the Cops on Traumatized Kids?
On March 21, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an important motion that...
Meet the One-Person Alternative Sentencing Program Connecting Californians to a Better Life Outside of Jail
By Nadine Ono On most days, social service worker Lita Meza can be found in her Toyota Prius...
Judge Tosses Convicted Sergeant’s Lawsuit Blaming Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca for Her Legal Woes
On Tuesday July 1, 2014, former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant Maricela Long, and...
LA County Supervisors Address PREA Non-Compliance, Juvenile Justice Fees, Body Cameras, and Jobs for the Formerly Incarcerated
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved four noteworthy criminal justice...
LA Foster Families Suffer As Stipends Get Stuck in State’s Reform Bottleneck
Destiny Adams was driving on Balboa Boulevard, on the way to visit her two younger sisters, when...
Kids with Family in Prison Discover How to Break the Silence
POPS the Club: creating a safe space for youth to struggle with the pain of having loved ones...
Thousands of Documents Show Abuse and Neglect of Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids in U.S. Custody
In December 2014, the ACLU’s Border Litigation Project, which is a joint project of ACLU...
Feds Arrest Dozens in “Dirty Thirds” Operation That Aims to Loosen the Mexican Mafia’s Hold on LA County’s Jail System
In a massive operation targeting the notorious Mexican Mafia’s control in Los Angeles County...
UCLA Students and Faculty Learn While Teaching Classes Behind Bars
By Jessica Wolf Every Thursday and Friday, a dozen UCLA students from a variety of majors arrive on...
THE CHALLENGERS: LA Sheriff’s Candidate Bob Lindsey Believes Jim McDonnell is Vulnerable. Here’s Why.
As the California primary election on Tuesday, June 5, speedily approaches, two candidates for the...
Breaking LA’s Foster-Care-to-Homelessness Pipeline
Doniesha Thomas is in her bedroom, crouching on the floor and peering into a pet carrier that...
NOT AGAIN: An Ordinary School Morning in Santa Fe, TX, Is Shattered by Deadly Gunfire
On Friday night, May 18, Santa Fe High School’s varsity baseball team was scheduled to play...
Candidates for CA Governor Discuss Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, and Other Children’s Issues
At LA Trade Technical College, during what was billed as the first forum or debate among...
Los Angeles Gets a New County Department Dedicated to the Arts
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of creating a...
LA County Probation Wins Award for Its Trauma-Informed LA Model
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has awarded Los Angeles County Probation an Achievement...
Ambitious New Report Says It’s Time to Rethink the Nation’s Juvenile Probation Systems
For more than a decade, the nation’s juvenile justice systems have steadily cut back on...
The Problems With California’s Broken Bail System are Vividly Illustrated as a 26-Year-Old Pregnant Mother is Bailed Out of an LA Jail For Mother’s Day
On Tuesday, 26-year-old Deshay Murphy, received an early Mother’s Day gift when her $30,000 bail...