Jump-starting Reentry in Los Angeles County A new motion by Los Angeles County Supervisors Mark...
People are Spending More Time Behind Bars, Thanks to “Tough-on-Crime” Policies, Especially for Violent Crimes
An Urban Institute report released this month makes the case for reforming sentencing and parole...
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Investigated for Having Sex With Teenage Explorer Cadet….& More
LA Sheriff’s Department Probes Report of Deputy Sex With Teen Explorer…& Other...
LA Advocacy Group Makes Website Listing LASD Members It Considers ‘Problematic’ — UPDATED
UPDATE: On July 26, Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced he would appeal the state court’s...
Placing Food Justice Before Criminal Justice
By Gabrielle Tilley On the corner of Vermont and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in South Los...
Opiates, the Senate Health Care Bill, & the Politics of a Deadly Epidemic
EDITOR’S NOTE: If there’s one book to read in order to better understand the opioid...
Youth of Merced Use the Power of Writing to Illuminate the Human Cost of Incarceration…& Other Urgent Issues
Poetry & Lock-Up & Community Education Earlier this month, an innovative youth program...
Judge Denies Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Bail While Awaiting Appeal (But It’s Still Unlikely Baca Will Go to Prison on July 25)
On Thursday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson issued an order denying former LA...
Through Restorative Community Meetings, Juveniles Repair Harm and Avoid Lockup
In a new report, the non-profit Impact Justice explored the effects of a program in Alameda County...
LA County to Create Foster Youth Bill of Rights
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion Tuesday that will create...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Order Increase in Asset Seizures
Speaking before the National District Attorneys Association on Monday, US Attorney General Jeff...
New Report Says Electronic Monitoring for Youth Sets Kids Up for Failure
Is Electronic Monitoring for Kids Just a Fast Trip to Lock-Up? Sam* was 16 when he was arrested in...
Governor Brown Signs Two Noteworthy Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Brown signs first round of bills this season.
3 Important Motions Passed by the LA County Supes Recognize the Power of Jobs
LA County Supervisors Pass Motions to Break Down Barriers to Employment for At-Risk Kids &...
OP-ED: Do Foster Care Systems Re-Abuse Battered Women & Their Children?
EDITOR’S NOTE It is important to note when you are reading Richard Wexler’s Op-Ed below...
Previously Incarcerated Youth Beat the Odds in 2017 Graduation Ceremony
By Marisol Zarate Before he arrived at Camp Smith, a Los Angeles County juvenile probation camp...
THE CHALLENGERS WHO WOULD BE LA COUNTY SHERIFF: An Interview With Alex Villanueva
A Talk With Alex Villanueva About Why He’s Running for Sheriff Lieutenant Alex Villanueva...
The ‘Adultification’ of Black Girls
A report from Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality reveals that adults view...