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Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Journalism Awards & Prizes

WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
#JusticeBriefs • #QuickTakes

The Case of the Vanishing Editor

May 30, 2025
Bill Watch

New Laws Part 5 – Crime and Courts

December 12, 2023
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This fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed and vetoed hundreds of bills. As the new year...

Domestic & Relationship Violence - the nation's internal war zone

Supreme Court Justices Weigh Constitutionality Of Disarming Domestic Abusers

December 11, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a federal law which bans domestic abusers from...

Bill Watch

New Laws Part 4: Help for Victims

December 4, 2023
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In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom made the final call on what remained of hundreds of...

Dangerous Jails

Head strikes in LA County Jail & the power of independent journalism

December 1, 2023
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On August 14, 2023, WitnessLA filed a motion to unseal six sealed exhibits containing six jail...

Women and Justice

Most states ban shackling pregnant women in custody, yet many report being restrained

November 29, 2023
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Ashley Denney was about seven months pregnant in 2022 when police handcuffed her during an arrest...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

3 classic novels that have made prison life more bearable

November 27, 2023
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Many years ago, I began a journey of escape, one that has taken me on fabulous expeditions around...

Bill Watch

New Laws Part 3: Youth Justice

November 21, 2023
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In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed and vetoed the last of hundreds of bills...

#NoSafePlace

The BSCC takes a new look at Los Padrinos & Barry J Juvenile halls, and finds them “out of compliance” 22 times

November 20, 2023
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Specifically, the BSCC found that Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall is out of compliance in 12 critical...

Bail Reform • Jail • Money Bail

Cash bail policies are under fresh scrutiny

November 16, 2023
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By Amanda Hernández, Stateline States can’t figure out what to do about cash bail. The...

#NoSafePlace

Chaos at Los Padrinos Youth Hall—while drug investigative team is still removed from duty

November 15, 2023
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At the beginning of the month, for example, there were two incidents at Los Padrinos, in which...

Veterans

To our nation’s veterans, with deep gratitude

November 10, 2023
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As we celebrate our nation’s veterans, those of us who live in Los Angeles County or the city...

#JusticeBriefs • LASD

Thoughts about this week’s four LASD suicides

November 8, 2023
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Darrin Harris, 56, an active-duty commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was...

Bill Watch

New Laws Part 2: Governor Signs and Vetoes Policing Bills

November 6, 2023
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In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed — and vetoed — the last of hundreds of...

Domestic & Relationship Violence - the nation's internal war zone

This isn’t your usual article about how bad domestic violence is; it’s about a solution

November 2, 2023
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This isn’t your usual article about domestic violence, the one that’s pretty much been...

Alex Villanueva

Thoughts from an eyewitness to the vindictive & retaliatory regime of Alex Villanueva

October 31, 2023
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When Villanueava reached out to me, I agreed to come on board with the understanding that I would...

Bill Watch

New Laws Part 1: Conditions Inside Prisons and Jails

October 30, 2023
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During the first two weeks of October, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed and rejected the...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Even in Prison, White Privilege Thrives

October 26, 2023
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By C.R. Addleman, Prison Journalism Project In 2019, I served as a kitchen worker in the...

#NoSafePlace

Youth living at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall overdoses twice on fentanyl, as investigators working to get lethal drugs out of Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall are relieved of duty

October 24, 2023
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Last Wednesday, October 18, a kid in residence at Los Angeles County Probation’s Los Padrinos...

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