David Bernstein and Noah Isackson (Chicago Magazine) | January 2012 Among the perquisites of political power, state lawmakers can use their legislative offices to make inquiries with the Illinois Department of Corrections on behalf of inmates who want to be moved to other prisons. While many inquiries in support of transfers are legitimate—perhaps a well-behaved [...]
By Stefani Camille Streetgangs.com Staff Writer December 7, 2011|2:00 p.m. On Wednesday, former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14-years in Federal prison for crimes he committed in 2008 when he was arrested on corruption charges. Federal prosecutors said that Blagojevich once was seriously considering appointing himself but Prosecutors allege that decided to [...]
StreetGangs.Com Staff February 14 2011 | 2:41 p.m. A candidate for United States House of Representatives, was sentenced this morning to one year and one day in federal prison for his conviction last year on a federal obstruction of justice charge stemming from lies he told to California investigators about his involvement in a misleading [...]
Streetgangs.com Staff February 9, 2011 Rep. Chris Lee (R-N.Y.) resigned from the House Wednesday evening hours after the Web, Gawker.com reported that the married Republican congressman had sent a shirtless image of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. “I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my [...]
Seema Mehta (Los Angeles Times) December 6, 2010 A nascent California ballot measure that seeks to replicate Arizona’s controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants is dividing the state’s Republicans, with a number of prominent strategists and leaders fearing that it could further harm their party’s already fraught relationship with Latinos — the fastest-growing segment of the [...]
L.A. Now August 16, 2010 Witness L.A. is publishing a two-part series on how the city of Los Angeles spends $26 million on gang prevention and intervention work. The series is in partnership with Spot.Us, a program to fund journalism projects through contributions from the public. Here is an excerpt from Part 1: Visit here
David G. Savage (Tribune Washington Bureau) July 6, 2010 The Obama administration launched its long-expected legal attack on Arizona’s strict new immigration law Tuesday, arguing that only Washington can set the nation’s rules for arresting illegal immigrants. The government said Tuesday that its immigration enforcement policy “targets … dangerous aliens,” including violent criminals, gang members, [...]
By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times April 23, 2010 Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed the toughest law against illegal immigration in the country, shrugging aside warnings from religious and civil rights leaders — and President Obama — that it would lead to widespread racial profiling. Hours after Obama denounced the measure as “misguided,” [...]
by John Hoeffel (LA Times) March 24, 2010 State election officials announced Wednesday that an initiative to legalize marijuana will be on the November ballot, triggering what will likely be an expensive, divisive and much-watched campaign to decide whether California will again lead the nation in softening drug laws. Los Angeles County election officials Wednesday [...]
from TurnTo23.com March 5, 2010 Continuing his commitment to combat gang violence in California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced over $9.2 million in competitive grants have been awarded to 24 cities throughout the state under the Governor’s California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) initiative. The City of Bakersfield applied for funding under CalGRIP in [...]
by Lisa Amin Gulezian (KGO) February 25, 2010 Depending who you ask, it is either a powerful tool to combat gang violence, or a violation of civil rights. San Jose was one of the first cities to use gang injunctions and now some city leaders want to see them expanded. At one apartment complex a [...]
By Peter Hermann (Baltimore Sun) February 17, 2010 A youngster is found delinquent – juvenile justice system parlance for guilty – for spray painting gang symbols on a wall. A police officer tells the principal that the youth could be headed for more trouble and warrants close watching. Seems like the prudent thing to do. [...]
Photos: Los Angeles Riots in 1992 and 20 years later (page 1 of 2)
Los Angeles Riots property damage from 1992 and 1997
Funeral Service for Rolland Miller in Los Angeles
Candle light vigil for Rolland “Rocky” Miller turns out hundreds of friends
McDonald’s sign charging Blacks a surcharge is fake
James Whitey Bulger photos through the years