A week after the US Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Plata in which SCOTUS affirmed that the 3...
Archive - May 2011
Memorial Day: Thinking About Wounded Warriors
If you want to do something concrete today for the American service men and women, I recommend a...
Was a Visitor to LA County Jail Viciously Beaten by Guards?
This week’s LA Weekly’ cover story about LA County’s Men’s Central Jail...
Supreme Court Says AZ Can Punish Companies Who Employ Illegal Workers
The WaPo has the story: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Arizona may revoke the business...
Thursday Must Reads
COMPUTER ERRORS MAY HAVE DESIGNATED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PAROLEES FOR NON-REVOCABLE PAROLE, SAYS...
WitnessLA is a Finalist for 4 LA Press Club Awards! Wooo-Hooo!
WitnessLA is a finalist for LA Press Club Awards in these four categories: BEST ONLINE...
California Crime Rate Drops, Plus More Views on the Supreme’s Prison Ruling
I saw LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday when I was having lunch at the Homegirl Cafe. We talked...
FYI: The Supremes’ Ruling IS NOT a Demand for Prisoner Release
On Monday morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case known as Brown v. Plata that California...
Supremes Say Calif. has “Serious Constitutional Violations” With Prison Overcrowding
Amazing. It was a 5-4 ruling—as we guessed it likely would be. Anthony Kennedy was the...
UTLA Is Once Again Putting Job Security Ahead of LAUSD’s Kids
On Friday, the Los Angeles teachers union—UTLA—filed papers with the state’s...