On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy David "Lee" Baca finally exercised the kind of leadership that has sorely been lacking from his office when he announced his retirement at the end of this month.
Was our government involved in the overseas abduction and torture of an American citizen? Do we have the right to know the answer to that question?
Since a federal court ruled the NYPD’s practice of aggressively stopping and searching residents unconstitutional, New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has been looking for someone to lead and reform the NYPD.
Brooks Allen has championed the rights of children for the past nine years, most recently as the ACLU of Southern California’s director of education advocacy. Today, he steps into a new role as deputy policy director and assistant legal counsel to the State Board of Education.
The transgender experience in the United States has been heavily misunderstood and stigmatized. Being transgender in this country has become a radical act of self-preservation in the face of a traditionally gendered society.
Solitary confinement can eat away at someone's mind, making mental illness worse and leaving many people depressed, suicidal, hopeless or hallucinating. It's no place for individuals with mental illness.