The U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) effectively ensures that any immigrant, even those...
Former First Lady Barbara Bush: June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018
Wife of a president of the United States, mother of a president of the United States, mother of a...
Policing and Homelessness Are Focal Points in LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s State of the City Address
At City Hall on Tuesday, after returning from a visit to Iowa, a key early presidential primary...
Juvenile Justice Division Likely to Be Slashed by Massive Cutbacks in Reform-Phobic Justice Department
Editor’s Note: In the story below, reporter John Kelly writes that sources inside the U.S...
Fed Judge Says DOJ Can’t Tie Grants to Local Police’s Participation in Immigration Enforcement
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Manuel Real issued a ruling that blocked the U.S. Department of...
Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs
By Alan Greenblatt No matter how tight the food budget, you can always find ways to cut corners...
A New Independent Oversight Commission for LA County Probation?
Will Los Angeles County soon get a new oversight commission to monitor the LA County Probation...
LA County CEO Delivers New Budget Proposal, Plus Report Detailing LASD Overspending
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County CEO Sachi Hamai presented the LA County Board of Supervisors with a...
Felony Voting Laws Are Confusing; Activists Would Ditch Them Altogether
EDITOR’S NOTE: In California, the non-profit Initiate Justice is gathering signatures for a...
LA’s New Public Defender MUST Have “Significant Criminal Defense Experience” More than 40 High Profile Attorneys Tell LA County Supes
Los Angeles County’s public defender’s office has been without a permanent leader since the...
Bills Seek to Reduce Deadly Uses-of-Force and Increase Police Transparency After Stephon Clark Shooting
This week, California lawmakers announced two new bills in response to public outrage over the...
The Scarlet Number: Is Pittsburgh’s Ethically Risky System of Big Data for Foster Care Coming to California?
One massive leak of middle-class Americans’ data seems to have the whole world in an uproar. A...
In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. #DreamStillLives
“On April 4th, 1968 at 7:05 p.m. central time, Dr. King’s life was cut tragically short. 50...
Supes Adopt California Declaration of Kids’ Rights to Equal Access to Arts Education
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt the...
The Power & Unwavering Principles of Judge Stephen Reinhardt
When Judge Stephen Reinhardt, still at age 87 a sitting justice of the Ninth Circuit Court of...
#MeToo Behind Bars: Audit Says Inmates at Risk for Sexual Abuse in LA Women’s Jail Where Deputy Was Accused of Sexually Assaulting Six Inmates
In February of this year, a Los Angeles County Deputy named Giancarlo Scotti, who was working at...
What Should We Do With “Emerging Adults” in the Justice System? The Dutch Have Some Ideas
Editor’s Note: A growing body of research in the realm of neuroscience shows that young...
AG Becerra Clarifies Immigration Enforcement Rules Under SB 54
On Wednesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued two guidances clarifying what...