News in Brief Since We Last Spoke: Playhouse of Horrors New twists on past stories. By Kate Wheeling Diana and Ivette eat dinner with Kaden and Naima. Forty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Since We Last Spoke: Justice Restored New twists on past stories. By Francie Diep Bruce Lisker listens in Superior Court on August 21, 2009,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Since We Last Spoke: Fish Out of Water New twists on past stories. By Kate Wheeling Fishermen pull a net filled with Menhaden fish as they… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Since We Last Spoke: Gangs Strike Back New twists on past stories. By Julie Morse Have California’s cities finally figured out a way to stop… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is Court-Ordered Treatment What Santa Barbara’s Mentally Ill Population Needs? A pilot Laura’s Law program in Santa Barbara County will help mental-health officials learn the best way to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Can We Reduce Prejudice to Change Voters’ Minds? Open-ended conversations that helped combat transphobia in Miami hold promise for more broadly changing political opinions. By Elena… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Public Defender Problem in New Orleans A New Orleans judge orders the release of seven men from prison due to a lack of funds… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Will Lethal Injection Survive Drug Shortages? Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that he would veto a bill allowing the state to execute… Kate Wheeling
News in Brief How the Federal Government Will Take on North Carolina’s Discriminatory Legislation The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has put out a bold call for cases of discrimination against transgender employees… Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Happy Emotional Labor Season, Everybody Distributing emotional labor equally is a great gift for everyone. Francie Diep