by Jose Torres The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty for 2017 is the...
Teaching peaceful conflict resolution transforms lives for Both UCLA students & former South LA gang members
by Joanie Harmon The police officer walks across the room and approaches a pair of men having a...
Innocence Project Says DOJ is Turning Dangerously Away From Ensuring that Forensic Testimony is Guided by Science Not Law Enforcement & Prosecutors
Fifty-five-year-old Jimmy Genrich of Grand Junction, Colorado, has been in prison for nearly 25...
“Get Out!” Report Breaks Down Black Male Suspensions During 2016-2017 School Year
A new study of race and school discipline in California counties has revealed that the black male...
Nearly a Quarter of Confined Juveniles Nationwide Held for Noncriminal Infractions
Percentage of youth in residential facilities for truancy, running away, or supervision violations...
Loyola Law School Opens a Social Justice Legal Clinic for Those Who Need Post Conviction “Second Chances”
“The moments when people need us the most are the moments when we have to be found,”...
Happy President’s Day 2018
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the...
Can Police Change Their Mindset From Warriors to Guardians?
By Stephen Handelman If cops provided first aid to individuals they shoot, regardless of the reason...
LA County Supes Seek Better Care and Outcomes for Pregnant and Post-Partum Incarcerated Women and Girls and Their Babies
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to identify ways to better support...
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According to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, 17 people, both kids and adults, have now been...
LASD Civilian Commission Calls for 37 More Mental Evaluation Teams to De-Escalate Mental Health Crises
On Thursday, the civilian commission overseeing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...
LA County Probation Planning to Shut Down Controversial “Probation Lite” Youth Program….So Now What Lies Ahead for LA’s “At Risk” Kids?
The highly controversial Los Angeles County Probation youth program known colloquially by critics...
Decriminalizing Marijuana in Los Angeles County
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Hilda Solis introduced a read-in...
Community Groups Call on State to End Use of Pepper Spray in Juvenile Lockups
California is one of just five states that allows staff in juvenile detention facilities to carry...
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Dies of Injuries Received on Duty 23 Years Ago
On Tuesday, February 6, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Steven Belanger died of a shooting wound...
SF Seeks to Dump Criminal Justice System Fees That Bury Poor San Franciscans in Debt
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the SF Sheriff’s Department took steps...
Keeping Girls Out of a Justice System Created for Boys
By the Staff of Counseling@NYU Arrests of youth younger than 18 are down significantly. Between...
Does Memo From LA District Attorney’s Office Tell Cops How to Get Around New Law Protecting Kids’ Constitutional Rights?
On October 11, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 395, a bill requiring that youth...