Lack of Care for Inmates: The Grave Consequences of Negligence in Jails
A prison sentence may come with its fair share of hardships, but it should not include debilitating spinal cord injuries. However, spinal cord injury has [...]
David Ligon Died of Drug Overdose At Santa Barbara County’s Northern Branch Jail
Inmate David Ligon (Full Name: David Lee Ligon) Died From An Apparent Drug Overdose At Santa Barbara County’s Northern Branch Jail SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA (July [...]
California Ban on Police Chokeholds–What are Police Allowed to Do?
In recent years, police brutality has become a prominent issue in the United States. Many cases of police misconduct have led to calls for reform [...]
Los Angeles In Custody Deaths: What’s Happening in Jail?
In 2018, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said there were 1,120 reported deaths in jails nationwide. That’s a rate of 154 deaths for every [...]
Police Brutality Victims in California May be Allowed Compensation
Imagining a family member hurt or killed by the hands of law enforcement is a thought almost too horrific to entertain. Having to, then, figure [...]
Police Brutality in California: Statistics
We learn as children that police officers are there to protect us and help us in our time of need. We’re taught they are neighborhood [...]
Riverside County Jail Deaths: What’s Going On?
Jail isn’t known to be a particularly pleasant experience for those locked inside, but it also shouldn’t be a place so poorly run it borders [...]
Police Misconduct Provision: What Does this Law Mean?
On May 25th, in the midst of the 2020 global COVID breakout, George Floyd was arrested, pinned to the ground by three officers, and brought [...]
President Biden’s Remarks on Police Brutality at the State of the Union
Longstanding Police Brutality in the U.S. Police brutality refers to the excessive use of force by police officers while performing their duties. This issue has [...]
Keenan Anderson: Tased to Death By L.A. Police
The spotlight on how officers mistreat black individuals during arrests is still shining bright, as another black person falls victim to excessive and/or blatant force [...]