Carimah Townes

A new lawsuit says Riverside County’s probation officers threaten to prosecute kids for ‘pre-delinquent’ behavior.

‘We have a reaction as mothers to what’s been going on.’

Public defenders say the problem has disastrous effects on their clients’ cases.

Once again, police are vilifying kids.

“Kiss your boyfriend goodbye.”

So far, the report card on the “Mexican Biker” prosecutor is mixed.

The prosecutor rarely holds officers accountable.

“The district court found this constitutionally permissible. It is not.”

Will the state with the second highest incarceration rate get its act together?

U.S. Attorney says the evidence against him is “overwhelming”

Do these so-called “john schools” actually hurt women more than help them?

Criminal charges are absent from 85 percent of all forfeiture cases in the city.

A local solution to a national problem.

Her case says a lot about prosecutorial discretion.

John Valerio shows that violent offenders can change.

The decision was unanimous.

Who is she accountable to?

Police say the tool is outdated.

There are approximately 22,000 intravenous drug users in the city.

A district attorney wants to solve crime by breaking up families.

The price of shoplifting at Wal-Mart isn’t always low.

The officers’ credibility is under fire.

He cites “many, many horror stories.”

District attorneys want to keep an outdated system alive.