Guest Commentary: With Four Deaths in New Year Already, LA Jails Continue to Be Deadly in 2024
Forty-nine people have died in LA County jails since the start of 2023. By Sam McCann Four…
Guest Commentary: 45 People Have Died in LA County Jails This Year
By Sam McCann Another person has died in Los Angeles County jails, bringing the total number of…
Guest Commentary: LA County’s Bail Policy Doesn’t Threaten Public Safety
By Aaron Littman, Alicia Virani, Nicholas Shapiro More than 6,000 Angelenos are currently incarcerated pretrial in our…
Guest Commentary: What’s Ahead in the Fight for Justice and True Public Safety
By Nicholas Turner and Erica Bryant In 2023, the window of opportunity for true justice is open….
Guest Commentary: For Decades, Los Angeles Jailed People with Mental Health Needs. Now, It’s Finally Prioritizing Treatment
By Sam McCann The Los Angeles jail system is the largest mental health institution in the United…
Guest Commentary: LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions
By Melissa Camacho-Cheung Celia Banos calls her son, Jhean, a born musician. Ever since he was a…
Some Want to Keep Emergency Zero-Bail Policy in Place
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – While most counties have ended zero bail…
