Lady Justice The elite Metro Division of the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation for falsifying documents that identify people as gang members, newspaper stories report. The probe was prompted by a mother who said police … [Read more...]
New San Francisco DA to reform criminal justice system
District Attorney Forum Recently sworn in as San Francisco’s new District Attorney, Chesa Boudin has bold plans to reform the city’s criminal justice system. “Our criminal justice system is failing all of us. It is not keeping us safe,” said … [Read more...]
Oakland bans the box for housing
Ban The Box Oakland is the first city in the state to ban landlords from using criminal convictions to reject renters applying for private or public housing. The City Council unanimously passed the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance that … [Read more...]
USC Law Professor fights to give lifers a second chance
Law professor Heidi Rummel fights to give thousands of men and women a second chance—many of them sentenced decades ago to life-terms for crimes committed as youths. As co-director of the University of Southern California’s Post-Conviction … [Read more...]
NFL players identify an urgent need to transform the youth justice system
“Youth of color are more likely to be targeted in the school-to-prison pipeline...” Criminal justice reform has becomes a key issue in the 2020 presidential race, but some National Football League players say the candidates are not addressing the … [Read more...]
Campaign under way to raise the age for criminal prosecution
A campaign is under way to increase from 18 to 20 the age where young people accused of crimes are processed as juveniles instead of adults. “Young adults would benefit more from the juvenile system and early diversion programs than adult … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS
USA — Private prison companies GEO and Core- Civic are being sued for forcing detainees in their private prisons to work for free, or, in some cases, $1 per day. Refusal to comply is met with threats of punishment and deprivation of basic … [Read more...]
Florida aims at reducing recidivism
Florida has adopted major criminal justice reforms aimed at reducing recidivism, aiding crime victims and reducing prison populations. “We are finally seeing this state change its approach to public safety to be ‘smart on crime,’” said Aswad … [Read more...]
Film producer and social justice activist Scott Budnick visits San Quentin
Scott-Budnick Film producer and social justice activist Scott Budnick kicked it with youth offenders and spoke to Kid-CAT members about his efforts to put the human face on America’s broken criminal justice system. “This is my favorite group … [Read more...]
California has made major changes to comply with court orders
Flag of California California has made major changes to comply with court orders to reduce overcrowd- ing and improve medical care in the 35 state prisons, an update report says. Changes in rules and regulations have resulted in the state’s … [Read more...]
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