California Penal Code Section 673: How It Pertains to Prisoner Medical Neglect
The California Penal Code is a complex set of laws that govern criminal behavior and punishment. One of the lesser-known sections of this code is [...]
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 [...]
Prisoner’s Rights: What Inmates Need to Know
There are about 115,000 inmates in California, and many prisons operate above capacity. Prisoners are routinely stripped of their rights as punishment for their crimes, [...]
The Impact of Medical Neglect on Prisoners
The prison system is not improving, as evidenced by statistics. The United States prison system incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation, and [...]
Covid in County Jails: Inmates are Caught in a Potential Death Trap
On Friday December 11, 2020 Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson ordered Sheriff Don Barnes to release 50% of the inmate population from Orange [...]