Supervisors Delay Vote for Plan to Transfer ‘Serious’ Juvenile Offenders to Santa Clarita.
By Alan Vargas LOS ANGELES, CA – A motion instructing juvenile detention facilities, Camps Joseph Scott and…
Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
Medical Expert Calls for Immediate Decarceration of San Quentin Prisoners
By Taric Mansour Incarcerated people in San Quentin are searching for answers, as overcrowding and poor operating…
Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Landmark legislation to reduce the number of civilian killings…
Package of Criminal Justice Reform Bills Awaits Governor’s Signature
Legislature OK’s final juvenile justice-reform bills updating Miranda rights, parole for child offenders (From Press Release) –…
Justice Watch: Governor’s Budget Proposal; Court Overturns Grand Jury Prohibition in Police Shootings
ACLU on Gov.’s Budget Proposal: Off to Good Start to Protect California’s Most Vulnerable The governor’s proposed…
AG Harris Touts Support For Legislation to End Juvenile Confinement
While several key legislative measures to reform the criminal justice system were dealt stinging defeats earlier this…
My View: One Senator Able To Kill Police Transparency Bill
It is ironic that a bill meant to promote police transparency was itself killed by a single…
Will Police Shootings Lead to Outside Probes?
It was ten years ago that calls in Davis for police oversight led to a police chief…
Time To End “Theft by Cop”
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli Imagine you’re on your way to buy a used car and a police officer…
Governor Signs Bills Banning Use of Grand Juries in Police Shootings and Allowing Citizen Recording of Police Officers
Nearly a year to the day after a Ferguson police officer was accused of killing unarmed black…
