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 [...]
Biden Talks Police Reform Regarding Deadly Force
Police reform has been a pressing topic in America for the past few years, specifically after George Floyd’s death in 2020 due to police brutality. [...]
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, [...]
Police Misconduct in California: In Effort to Transparency
The overhaul in and scrutiny of how police conduct themselves while on duty has pushed a new drive for the public to gain access to [...]
Police Brutality in Los Angeles—When Will it Stop?
In 2020 the nation’s eyes were opened yet again to police brutality when George Floyd was killed in the hands of his arresting officers. After [...]
What is the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety?
2020 was an unforgettable year for many reasons. The Covid virus hit the US early that year and continues in waves currently, but that year [...]
LA County Zero Bail Ends
The “zero bail” policy went into effect in April of 2020. The policy allowed for those charged with a misdemeanor or non-violent crime to await [...]
Minnesota v Derek Chauvin: Will George Floyd’s Murder Give Rise to Police Accountability?
On the evening of May 25, 2020 George Floyd was brutally tortured to death by police after allegedly buying a pack of cigarettes with a [...]
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 [...]
In-Custody Deaths from Alcohol Withdrawal: An Ongoing Nationwide Atrocity
On any given day, thousands of people are arrested and jailed who are to some degree alcohol-impaired. Most of these people are not in grave [...]