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...
So Cal Law Enforcement Among the Wounded in Horrific Mass Shooting in Las Vegas That Kills at least 59, Wounds more than 525
As everyone knows by now, a gunman with a stash of high-powered rifles, killed at least 59 people...
LASD Non-Compliant on 10 Key Mental Health Reforms in the Jails
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department “made substantial progress” into compliance...
LA City Councilmember Introduces Motion to Make LA a “Dreamer Arrest Free Zone”
Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo introduced a motion Wednesday that would move LA closer to...
LA County Probation Invests $1 Million in the Belief That Art Can Change the Lives of the County’s System-Involved Youth
A long list of studies and reports have pointed to the fact that art, writing, theater, and music...
A San Francisco Senior’s Case Challenges California’s Cash Bail System
A California appeals court has ordered the California Attorney General’s Office to explain why an...
Violent Crime Up & Property Crime Down in CA & the U.S., Say New FBI Stats: But What Do the Numbers Mean?
On Monday, the FBI released its full crime stats for 2016, which showed violent crime up 4.1...
Lawsuit Alleges LA County Probation Staffers Knew Fellow Officer Was Sexually Assaulting Girl in Youth Camp
Former Los Angeles County probation officer, Oscar David Calderon Jr., 33, was sentenced Wednesday...
LA Supes Select Georgia Child Welfare Director Bobby Cagle to Take Over DCFS
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors selected Bobby Cagle for the position of Director of...
LA County Agrees to $3.9 Million Settlement in Case of Boy Beaten into Paralysis in Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $3.9 million settlement to be...
New Interactive Database Tracks Officer Arrests and Charges
The new Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Database is the first public, searchable web database that...
Bill Mandating a Chance at Parole for California’s Juvenile Lifers Goes to Governor’s Desk
On Friday, the state Assembly passed a bill that offers a parole hearing after 25 years of...
House Slams U.S. Attorney General on Civil Asset Forfeiture
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives slapped Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue...
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Allegedly Raping 2 Female Jail Inmates
A 31-year-old Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested on rape charges according to...