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 [...]
What are the Common Causes for In-Custody and Jail Deaths in America?
There are over 158,000 federal inmates currently in custody in the United States, and nearly 2 million people in state (and federal) prisons, local jails, [...]
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 [...]
Negligence in Jail is Potentially Putting Juveniles at Risk
It’s a basic, unsaid agreement that everyone wants children to be safe. This includes in our homes, our neighborhoods, our schools, and, yes, our juvenile [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]