
On March 14, 2005, Ja’eisha Scott was arrested and handcuffed by police...
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Join Nationwide Effort to Work With Place-Based Partnerships and Residents to Make...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 1st marked another important milestone in Los...
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Twenty-one years ago, noted civil rights attorney and international justice reform advocate James Bell set out to revolutionize the way law was administered in the United States when he founded the W. Haywood Burns Institute in honor of his dear friend, human rights activist and famed attorney of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign.
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Twenty-one years ago, noted civil rights attorney and international justice reform advocate James Bell set out to revolutionize the way law was administered in the United States when he founded the W. Haywood Burns Institute in honor of his dear friend, human rights activist and famed attorney of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign.
Read MoreTwenty-one years ago, noted civil rights attorney and international justice reform advocate James Bell set out to revolutionize the way law was administered in the United States when he founded the W. Haywood Burns Institute in honor of his dear friend, human rights activist and famed attorney of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign.
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More than a year after San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced...
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The Haywood Burns Institute announces the retirement of our Founder and President, James Bell. James founded the Haywood Burns Institute in 2001. Named for the late Haywood Burns, a civil rights attorney, professor, husband, friend, and brother, the organization has become a leading voice in the field of youth justice and systems transformation.
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More Than 58 Percent Of Kids In LA County’s Juvenile Halls Are Now Quarantined For COVID-19 Exposure
As luck would have it, this troubling COVID-19 quarantine spike, and concerns...
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week voted to move juvenile...
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