Slightly under half of the approximately 219,000 women incarcerated in the United States right now...
California’s Chief Justice is Determined to Reform the State’s “Pay-to-Play Model” for Access to Justice
One of California’s strongest and most effective advocates for reform of the cash bail system...
County Facilities Limit ICE Access to Immigrants Seeking County Services
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of a policy that...
Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Granted Bail Pending Appeal
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted Leroy Baca’s motion for bail pending his appeal in an...
Supes Move Forward with Probation Oversight and Reform Efforts
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to consider establishing...
Governor Brown Signs and Vetoes the Last of Nearly 1000 Bills This Legislative Session
In the handful of days leading up to Sunday’s final deadline, Governor Jerry Brown signed...
Using Arts As a Key Strategy to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline
EDITOR’S NOTE: When a kid in a Los Angeles County juvenile probation camp opened up about the...
New Report Shows Number of Kids Transferred to Adult Court Has Dropped Dramatically Due to New Laws—But There is Also Some Bad News
In 2019, when new laws passed by New York and North Carolina that raise the age for automatic...
Governor Brown Signs Pile of Criminal Justice Bills as Deadline Nears
On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a cluster of criminal justice bills, including...
US Sen. Responds to “Epidemic” of Missing and Murdered Native Women With New Bill
Savanna’s Act, a bill introduced this month by US Senator Heidi Heitkamp, aims to address the...
Several Kids Reportedly Kept in Solitary Conditions for Days at LA County’s Largest Juvenile Hall
Did days of solitary confinement replace “Hope” for a group of kids at LA’s...
Study Reveals More Than Four Out of Five Kids Supervised by LA County Probation Had Contact With the Child Welfare System
The population of youth in Los Angeles County’s probation camps who have had contact with the...
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! New, Important Story Coming – Updated
We’re working on a juvenile justice story that you won’t want to miss, so watch this...
8 Counties Advance in MacArthur Foundation Safety & Justice Challenge, LA Among Them
by Dave Nyczepir Eight counties are implementing two-year plans for jail reform that will end their...
Ninth Circuit Says Judges Have to Consider Detained Immigrants’ Financial Resources When Setting Bail
On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that immigration judges must consider detained...
Supes Consider How Best to Coordinate and Follow Through With LA County Probation Reform
Over the past decade or so, there has been a plethora of piecemeal efforts to reform the Los...
After the Massacre: Thoughts on Guns, History, and Country Music
As we struggle to come to terms with Sunday night’s horrific events in Las Vegas, here are...
New LA County Pilot Program Targets Foster Youth Who Cycle Through Shelters
By Holden Slattery This month, Los Angeles County is rolling out a new approach to the...