The San Francisco Police Officers Association is campaigning on behalf of a proposed ballot...
The Three Final Candidates for LAPD’s Next Chief Are… Mike Moore, Bill Scott & Robert Arcos
Okay, we did our best to give you helpful hints, without actually revealing the names of the three...
To Fend off Family First Act, L.A. Hires Lobbyist Who Helped Write It
In mid-April, former Senate Finance staffer-turned-lobbyist Becky Shipp sent an e-blast to dozens...
CA Lawmaker, Partners Introduce Budget Request for $100 Million “Down Payment” on Juvenile Diversion
On Monday, California Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles) officially requested...
Choosing a New Chief for the LAPD: It’s Down to 3 Finalists
On Monday, the five-member LA Police Commission announced that they have forwarded their list of...
Federal Bureau of Prisons Dumps Controversial Policy Restricting Books, Emails, and Letters for Inmates
On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons rolled back a policy deemed by many to be “a...
Preventing Unplanned Pregnancies Among LA County’s Foster Youth
Teen girls in foster care in Los Angeles County are 2.5 times more likely to become pregnant by age...
The Day the LA County Board of Supes Made the Historic Choice to Create an Oversight Commission for Probation
Around 12:30 on Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to...
San Bernardino County Supes Say Data-Driven Criminal Justice Reform Is Yielding Results
By Nadine Ono The results of a jail study conducted by CA Fwd’s Justice System Change Initiative...
Will the Supes Vote to Create a Much-Needed Independent Oversight Commission for LA County Probation? – UPDATED
EDITOR’S UPDATE: The motion you’ll read about below passed unanimously on Tuesday, May...
LA Sheriff’s Sergeant Convicted in Obstruction of Justice Case Asks to Be Sent Home from Prison for Treatment of Stage 3 Cancer
On September 23, 2014, Scott Craig, a former sergeant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...
The Inmate Suicide Crisis Plaguing San Diego County’s Jails
Inmates in San Diego County’s jail system commit suicide at much higher rates than inmates in...
LA City Attorney Taps CSUN’s Criminology & Justice Studies Dept. to Help Assess Its Community Justice Programs
By Carmen Ramos Chandler California State University, Northridge’s Department of Criminology and...
Pro-Bail-Reform Website Profiles Rogue Bail Bondsmen and Bounty Hunters
As California lawmakers and state officials move toward reforming the cash bail industry via SB 10...
Appeals Court Rules Against Criminalizing Truant Kids
Late last week, the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled in favor of a...
Why Assaults On Officers in LA County’s Juvenile Halls Are Soaring
On Monday, April 16, a Detention Services Officer was escorting a young probationer to the...
OP-ED: Los Angeles Hunts For Police Chief With the “Right Stuff”
When Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck retires in June, he’ll leave to his successor the best...
First Responder PTSD and Suicides, and the Silence That Surrounds Them
Law enforcement officers and firefighters are more likely to commit suicide than to die in the line...