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 Project|
  • +1 Issue

Orange County Jails

Publication
Aug 8, 2016
Nowhere to Live
  • Economic Justice

Nowhere to Live: The Homeless Crisis in Orange County & How to End It

Publication
Jul 31, 2016
Writing on a black chalkboard with white chalk: "Unequal Access: How Some California Charter Schools Illegally Restrict Enrollment"
  • Education Equity

Unequal Access

All across California, charter schools are implementing admissions policies that exclude students from enrolling. Like other public schools, charters must admit all students who wish to attend. By law, they may not discourage certain students from enrolling based on income, national origin, academic