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#InMemorium • Crime & Consequence • LASD

Suspect is arrested as members of Palmdale Sheriff’s Station & many more continue to grieve for murdered deputy

September 17, 2023
Care First Jails Last • Jail

A Fight Over Funding Alternatives to Incarceration While the LA County Jails’ Death Toll Continues to Rise

September 16, 2023
State Government • State Politics

This L.A. Democrat is a ‘New Testament kind of guy’ — and one of California’s most powerful voices on criminal justice

September 13, 2023
#SeekingJustice

Deconstructing the conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 5 – Preparing to appeal to the 9th

September 11, 2023
#JusticeBriefs

More than 80 criminal justice leaders urge GA Court to protect prosecutorial independence in GA—and across the U.S.— by declaring SB 92 unconstitutional.

September 10, 2023
Bill Watch

CA bill would shift restitution from juveniles to State

August 31, 2023
#InMemorium • Crime & Consequence • LASD

Suspect is arrested as members of Palmdale Sheriff’s Station & many more continue to grieve for murdered deputy

Celeste Fremon
September 17, 2023
Written by Celeste Fremon
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"Yesterday, on Sept. 16, 2023, Palmdale Station lost one of our own,” begins Sunday's posting on the LASD's Palmdale Station Instagram page.

Care First Jails Last • Jail

A Fight Over Funding Alternatives to Incarceration While the LA County Jails’ Death Toll Continues to Rise

September 16, 2023
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On Tuesday, September 12, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to set aside $88...

State Government • State Politics

This L.A. Democrat is a ‘New Testament kind of guy’ — and one of California’s most powerful voices on criminal justice

September 13, 2023
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By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters The man — tall and gaunt, slightly bedraggled, carrying a plastic...

#SeekingJustice

Deconstructing the conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 5 – Preparing to appeal to the 9th

September 11, 2023
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On Monday, September 11, Mark Ridley-Thomas's attorneys filed what is called a Notice of Appeal...

#JusticeBriefs

More than 80 criminal justice leaders urge GA Court to protect prosecutorial independence in GA—and across the U.S.— by declaring SB 92 unconstitutional.

September 10, 2023
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Even at the time of its passage, many believed that one of the law's unstated purposes was to act...

Bill Watch

CA bill would shift restitution from juveniles to State

August 31, 2023
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If approved, payments would be made by state's Victim Compensation Board.

#SeekingJustice

Deconstructing the conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 4 – Alleged Quid Pro Quo Contracts & MRT’s Prison Sentence

August 28, 2023
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Update On Monday morning, August 28, U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer sentenced Mark...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Opinion: I have a form of PTSD that’s rarely talked about

August 23, 2023
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My time spent in unsafe neighborhoods and unsafe prisons has taught me a secret: Most people in...

Dangerous Jails

LA’s dangerous and abuse-ridden Men’s Central Jail sees three more deaths in a single week

August 17, 2023
14 Comments

WitnessLA gets calls from people inside of Los Angeles County’s jail system on a semi-regular...

#SeekingJustice

Deconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas – Part 3: The Trial Penalty

August 9, 2023
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On Monday, August 21, Mark Ridley-Thomas and his team of defense attorneys will come before U.S...

#SeekingJustice

Deconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas – Part 3 -breaking news: government prosecutors want a 6-year prison sentence

August 7, 2023
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The U.S. Government believes that Mark Ridley-Thomas, the former state senator, former assemblyman...

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

Mental Health Care Is Critical for Survivors of Violence. Access Is Another Story

August 2, 2023
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Like veterans of wars, domestic violence survivors have often been subjected to prolonged periods...

#YouthJusticeReimagined

40 years ago, the US began sending large numbers of kids to prison without hope of release. A former prosecutor looks at how things have changed

August 1, 2023
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A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse...

#NoSafePlace

Friday night, any & all available youth probation staff members were called to report to LA County’s Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall because of a “large disturbance”

July 29, 2023
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On Friday, July 28, LA County Probation officials put out a call for “all sworn staff” who were...

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

How San Luis Obispo Parents are Helping Prevent Relationship Violence Before It Starts

July 26, 2023
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As an educator on healthy relationships, consent is at the heart of what Christina Kaviani teaches.

Reimagining Child Welfare

Punishing Families Part 2: L.A. County Data Reveals Child Removal Hotspots

July 19, 2023
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LA County's DCFS investigates and removes kids from families in lower income neighborhoods at...

#SeekingJustice

Deconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 2

July 17, 2023
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Two weeks ago, at 9:58 a.m. on Monday, June 26, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer entered her 7th...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

Op-ed: How LA County’s zero-bail rules can help others like me

July 12, 2023
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by Angel Lopez, The Appeal This piece was published in coordination with Zealous, an...

Los Angeles County Sheriff • Uncategorized

A new lawsuit filed by veterinarian Dr. Yolanda Cassidy once again shines a spotlight on the death of LASD K-9 Spike

July 9, 2023
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The death of the LASD K-9, whose name was Spike, is a story that refuses to go away.

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