Publication
Aug 12, 2021
Unconstitutional Bakersfield Police Department

Unconstitutional Patterns and Practices in the Bakersfield Police Department

Publication
Feb 22, 2021
Banished and Abandoned in Lancaster
  • Economic Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Banished and Abandoned in Lancaster

Unhoused residents in Lancaster must somehow find a way to survive the harsh climate of the Mojave Desert. Instead of ensuring that all residents have access to housing and services, city officials’ primary response has been to cite and jail community members and banish them to the high desert.
Publication
Feb 25, 2020
Our Right to Resources
  • Education Equity

Our Right to Resources: School Districts are Cheating High Need Students by Funding Law Enforcement

Publication
Jun 18, 2019
An execution chamber with a lethal injection table with straps
  • Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform

District Attorney Jackie Lacey's Shameful Death Penalty Record

This report reveals troubling racial bias, unfairness, and overuse of the death penalty in Los Angeles under District Attorney Jackie Lacey's watch. Los Angeles voters have repeatedly rejected the death penalty at the ballot box, yet DA Lacey has continued to seek the death penalty in capital trials
Publication
May 22, 2019
Toxic Treatment: The Abuse of Tear Gas Weapons in California Juvenile Detention
  • Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform

Toxic Treatment: The Abuse of Tear Gas Weapons in California Juvenile Detention

Publication
Nov 29, 2018
silhouette of people, including police officers in the foreground, a police car with lights in the background
  • Police Practices

Towards Accountability: Overcoming LAPD’s Flawed Disciplinary Process

Los Angeles, home to one of the largest police forces in the nation, has struggled with this question for decades, and has yet to settle on an answer that regularly ensures that officers who commit serious misconduct receive serious discipline.
Publication
Nov 16, 2017
Nearly 4 in 10 of all people killed by APD were unarmed with no weapons found nearby.
  • Police Practices

Anaheim Police Department Use of Force Report 2017

Publication
Nov 15, 2017
Patterns & Practices of Police Excessive Force in Kern County
  • Police Practices

Patterns and Practices of Police Excessive Force in Kern County

Publication
Jun 26, 2017
Orange County Jails
  • Jails Litigation and Advocacy|
  • +1 Issue

Orange County Jails