The Menendez’ brothers’ disciplinary records paint a picture of the difficulty of being a model inmate for others who are ...

This pattern filters down to even low-level infractions. Part of the issue is that high-security prisons issue disciplinary ...

The nation’s highest court disagreed. Writing for the six-Justice majority, Justice Byron White granted inmates a few ...

Six years ago, in February of 2018, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy named Giancarlo Scotti, who was working at LA ...

As most readers know by now, Max Huntsman, Los Angeles County’s longtime and highly respected ...

For the past year and a half, the Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry’s housing programs have been operating at maximum capacity, meaning that ODR has been forced to turn away people ...

On May 30, of this year, the conviction of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney prompted a renewed discussion on the importance of the rule of law in the U.S. A reminder of ...

For a little over six months, kids accused of some serious crimes in Los Angeles County have the opportunity to avoid incarceration, court, and convictions through a special youth diversion program ...

As most readers know by now, Max Huntsman, Los Angeles County’s longtime and highly respected Inspector General has announced his retirement. His letter to the members of the LA County’s Board of ...

A decision by the California Supreme Court sheds rare light on how family police agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) like the Los Angeles County Department of Children and ...

In the first part of this five-part series, we look at how LA County’s Maternal Health Diversion Program disrupts the incarceration cycle by moving pregnant people out of jail cells and into ...

Two years ago, on March 7, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the LA County Probation Department to develop what they called a “Global Plan” to reorganize and move incarcerated ...