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Community & Justice • Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation

$2.1 Million Grant Will Expand First AmeriCorps Program for Formerly Incarcerated People

June 24, 2022
Gangsters With Badges • LASD's Deputy Gang Problem

Retired LASD Chief confirms Villanueva obstructed investigation into 2018 assault by Bandito shot-callers

June 21, 2022
Race & Justice

Juneteenth Is Not a Legal Holiday in Most States, but CA has a bill in the works

June 19, 2022
Diversion

LA County Motion Aimed at Expanding Diversion Is Gutted, Then Put on Hold

June 17, 2022
In Memoriam

Two El Monte Police Officers fatally shot investigating domestic violence call. City grieves.

June 14, 2022
2022 Race for LA County Sheriff

Newest vote count shows Sheriff Villanueva’s percentage dropping slightly, as gifted justice advocate Eunisses Hernandez takes lead in District 1 LA City Council race

June 14, 2022
Community & Justice • Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation

$2.1 Million Grant Will Expand First AmeriCorps Program for Formerly Incarcerated People

Taylor Walker
June 24, 2022
Written by Taylor Walker
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Now in its third year, California Justice Leaders has recruited and sent dozens of formerly incarcerated young adults to serve as reentry coordinators for teens in juvenile lockups across the state. National...

Gangsters With Badges • LASD's Deputy Gang Problem

Retired LASD Chief confirms Villanueva obstructed investigation into 2018 assault by Bandito shot-callers

June 21, 2022
19 Comments

In a sworn declaration, retired LASD Chief Matthew Burson described having been an unwitting part...

Race & Justice

Juneteenth Is Not a Legal Holiday in Most States, but CA has a bill in the works

June 19, 2022
2 Comments

Long celebrated in the Black community as Freedom Day, Independence Day or Emancipation Day...

Diversion

LA County Motion Aimed at Expanding Diversion Is Gutted, Then Put on Hold

June 17, 2022
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On Tuesday, June 14, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to consider a motion...

In Memoriam

Two El Monte Police Officers fatally shot investigating domestic violence call. City grieves.

June 14, 2022
13 Comments

Two El Monte police officers were investigating a domestic violence call at an El Monte motel when...

2022 Race for LA County Sheriff

Newest vote count shows Sheriff Villanueva’s percentage dropping slightly, as gifted justice advocate Eunisses Hernandez takes lead in District 1 LA City Council race

June 14, 2022
3 Comments

At around 4:05 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 14, The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder announced...

Gangsters With Badges • Uncategorized

Special Public Hearings on Deputy Gangs in the LASD, Part 2: The No-Show

June 14, 2022
24 Comments

On Thursday, June 10, 2022, the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission (COC), held the...

ACEs • Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Op-Ed: There’s no mystery to what happened in Uvalde & there were many opportunities to prevent it

June 13, 2022
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Thousands of parents, pediatricians, social workers, educators and others know exactly what led to...

#YouthJusticeReimagined • Community & Justice • Women and Justice • Youth

With a grand opening in LA, Young Women’s Freedom Center expands its efforts to decarcerate girls & trans youth

June 11, 2022
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On May 26, the Bay Area-based Young Women’s Freedom Center (YWFC) officially opened the doors of...

2022 Race for LA County Sheriff

With next round of votes counted, LA County Sheriff’s Race remains largely the same

June 10, 2022
11 Comments

The next round of vote counting for Tuesday’s primary election was released by the Los...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Uncategorized

Op-Ed: Chesa Boudin recall shows the high cost of fear & disinformation

June 9, 2022
9 Comments

by Miriam Krinsky We are deeply proud of the progress Chesa Boudin has made as San Francisco...

2022 Race for LA County Sheriff

LA County Sheriff Villanueva is headed for runoff, with former LB Chief Robert Luna his likely opponent

June 7, 2022
53 Comments

Now that Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder has released its first round of counting just after ...

CDCR • Mental Health • Mental Health & Justice • Mental Illness • Prison

Inmate shuffle: How California bounces around its mentally ill prisoners

June 6, 2022
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One in three California prisoners has a diagnosed mental illness. The state’s solution for some...

2022 Race for LA County Sheriff

A tale of gangs, threats, retaliation & smoking guns as voters decide if Sheriff Alex Villanueva should be reelected

June 6, 2022
17 Comments

As we speed toward Tuesday, June 7, the day of California’s primary election, it may be...

Elections

Bringing Balance to the Bench

June 2, 2022
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A group of four progressive attorneys — three public defenders, one civil rights attorney, all...

Guns

Some governors push new gun restrictions in wake of devastating massacres, while others expand access to firearms

May 31, 2022
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In recent days, some governors and state lawmakers have proposed additional restrictions on gun...

#MemorialDay • Uncategorized

With deep gratitude, sorrow, & love for our fallen brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, wives & husbands

May 30, 2022
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For those service men and women whom we honor this Memorial Day, two pieces of...

Journalism

WitnessLA is finalist for two SoCal Journalism Awards!

May 29, 2022
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At WitnessLA we are very happy to learn that our work has made it into the finals in two categories...

Domestic Violence

How to Have Trauma-Informed Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Violence

May 26, 2022
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By Carly Stern, California Health Report When Carolina Reyes first opened up to a friend in 2017...

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