News & Commentary
Apr 06, 2016
LASD Top Brass Gone But Lessons Linger
A federal jury today convicted former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka of conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges. Tanaka’s conviction and former Sheriff Lee Baca’s recent guilty plea are remarkable developments given the department’s long and troubled history of violence and impunity.
By Hector Villagra
Apr 06, 2016
Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Locked Up for Being Poor
Class Action Suit Challenges Locking Up Immigrants Too Poor to Pay Bond
Mar 24, 2016
On Government Abuse, Democracy and Poverty... California Has a Long Way to Go
By Becca Cramer
Mar 17, 2016
The Injustice of Deporting Children Without Representation
The following post originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
By Hector Villagra
Mar 04, 2016
Long After Rodney King, We Need Transparent Policing More Than Ever
In the early hours of March 3, 1991, George Holliday stepped onto his balcony and saw police begin to beat a motorist on the street below. He then pulled out a video camera and filmed an incident that would become synonymous with police violence and misconduct: the beating of a young African American man named Rodney King by several Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers. News stations across the country broadcast the footage of King lying on the ground as officers viciously kicked and struck him repeatedly with nightsticks.
By Peter Bibring
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