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My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless: Part I
Richard had been a regular commenter at WitnessLA since the site’s inception in March of...
Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sasha and Richard, False Confessions, and Penalizing States that Fail to Protect Foster Kids
LETTING PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT SLIDE Federal judge Alex Kozinski railed against unchecked...
ANATOMY OF A JAILS COMMISSION: Part 3 – The Commander
Straight-backed and going gray with a closely clipped beard, when former LASD commander Bob Olmsted...
ANATOMY OF A JAILS COMMISSION: Part 2 – The Lieutenant
Before Gonzales began his official testimony, he asked to first present a prewritten statement...
ANATOMY OF A JAILS COMMISSION: Part 1 – A Reluctant Sergeant Testifies
On Monday, May 14, 2012, the members of the Los Angeles County Citizens’ Commission on Jail...
Richard LoCicero – Part XII: An Appreciation
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Although I have made much of my living writing about murder...
Punishing Families: The Need to Reimagine Child Welfare in LA County
Part 1: Removed for Neglect This is the first in a multi-part series about racial and economic...
Eyewitnesses Report John Grant Experienced Repeated ‘Full-Body Convulsions’ & Vomited During Execution. Meanwhile, OK Officials Say Execution Carried Out ‘Without Complication’ — and plan another one
As a witness to the execution...I’ll say this: repeated convulsions and extensive vomiting for...
A new report and a remarkable new radio series point to deeply troubling issues inside LA County’s foster care system
A new report, shows that 58 percent of all Black children in the County of Los Angles live through...