A newly released report by the United States Sentencing Commission found that black male offenders...
LA County Probation Officer Accused of Sexually Abusing Teenage Girls in His Care Is Released After Serving Less Than a Month of a 1-Year Sentence
Less than a month ago, former Los Angeles County deputy probation officer, Oscar David Calderon...
LA County Approves Plan to Assist “Disconnected” Youth Who Are Out of School and Out of Work
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a plan to improve...
LA County Supes Seek to Protect Inmates from Sexual Assault By Staffing New PREA Compliance Units
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to explore funding...
CA Could Reduce Its Prison Population by 30,000, Says Report
A new report outlines strategies the state of California could employ that would reduce its prison...
Massive Bi-Partisan Report Aims at Reforming Criminal Justice
The Academy of Justice at Arizona State’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law has just...
Q&A: ASU Law professor discusses focus of major new report on criminal justice reform
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has published an in-depth new...
To Our Nation’s Veterans….We Are Deeply Grateful For Your Service
Happy Veterans Day to those Americans who have served, and for those who are still serving. The...
Researcher Looks at the “Often Neglected” Problem of Childhood Exposure to Violence
Childhood exposure to crime has been called “one of the most costly public health and public...
California Earns “D” Grade on Pretrial Report Card
California received a “D” grade on a new report card measuring states’ pretrial...
LA County Board of Supervisors Votes to Launch “Historic” Youth Diversion Plan
A little past midday on Tuesday, November 7, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted...
Promoting Integrity In Conviction Integrity Review
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky “If it happened to me, it can happen to anyone.” That’s what Ray...
Los Angeles County Supes to Vote on Triggering a Comprehensive, County-Wide Youth Diversion Program
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Los Angeles County Supervisors are scheduled to vote on a motion...
Deadly Mass Shooting Inside Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX
Police announced that the man who opened fire inside a Baptist church in the small town of...
CA Lawmaker Threatens to Audit LA County Probation’s Use of State $$ for At-Risk Kids
California Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra wants answers about the way the Los Angeles County...
Former LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Appeals to SCOTUS Hoping to Reverse Criminal Conviction
Paul Tanaka, the once feared and powerful former second in command of the Los Angeles County...
Newly Selected Members of LA’s New Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety Hold First Meeting
More than two dozen commissioners appointed to Los Angeles County’s new Blue Ribbon...
Study Shows “Significant” Racial Disparities in Plea Deals
White defendants generally get better plea deals than their black counterparts, and are more likely...