At the Los Angeles County Probation Commission Meeting held last Thursday, January 25, the main...
New Poll Shows Most Americans Believe Goal of Criminal Justice System Should Be Rehabilitation, Not Punishment
Eighty-five percent of voters believe that rehabilitation, rather than punishment, should be the...
What Governor Jerry Brown Said About Criminal Justice in His Last Ever State of the State Address
Shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning Jerry Brown gave his sixteenth and last state of the...
New Bill Aims to Stop Wrongful Convictions by Improving the Way Law Enforcement Administers Lineups
On Wednesday, California lawmakers introduced a bill that seeks to reform the state’s...
LA County Supervisors Appoint Interim Head of Public Defender’s Office, as Veteran PDs Express Strong Objections
On Tuesday, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint...
LA’s Marijuana Revenue Should Go Toward New Youth Development Department, Says Report
The City of Los Angeles is expected to bring in $50 million from marijuana sales in 2018, and $250...
Decoding LAPD Chief Charlie Beck’s Surprise Retirement Announcement
On Friday, January 19, at an otherwise routine press conference with Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los...
Movement Against Juvenile Court Fees Runs Into Resistance
By Teresa Wiltz California this month became the first state to eliminate court costs, fees and...
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested by Feds for Providing Security & More for Drug Transport Had a Triple Life
Tuesday morning a team of FBI special agents arrested Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy...
Long Beach Creates New “Justice Lab” Diversion Program for “High-Frequency Offenders”
A new collaborative Long Beach initiative called the Justice Lab, aims to divert people away from...
San Francisco Public Schools Include Human Trafficking in Health Curriculum
By Katie Morell The first day of October 2015 was a good day for Chris Pepper. As a content...
#MeToo Behind Bars: Snitches Get Stitches: Can Kids Safely Report Abuse in LA County Lockups?
For the young people in Los Angeles County’s 12 juvenile camps, 3 juvenile halls, and one...
Thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“…I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless...
U.S. Lowers Incarceration Rates—Except When It Comes to Women
According to a report released this week by the Prison Policy Initiative, since 2009, a movement...
Criminal Justice in the Governor’s Budget: Firefighter Employment Program for Formerly Incarcerated, Raising the Age, and More
On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown released a proposed $131.7 billion general fund budget for...
California Legislators Introduce Marijuana Bills in Response to AG Sessions Rescinding Obama-Era Directives
Just four days after the sale of recreational marijuana became legal in California, via...
LA Supes Vote to Improve Crucial Services for the Disproportionate Number of LGBTQ Youth in the County’s Care — UPDATED
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of an important motion that...
California’ Powerful Central District Has New U.S. Attorney—at Least for a While
On Friday, Nicola Hanna was sworn in to serve as the interim United States Attorney for the Central...