Interviews with and essays by some of those in the LAPD who were around in 1992, and were forever...
Archive - April 2012
Death Penalty Initiative Qualifies, DA Candidates Opine (Badly), LA Thinks About April 30, 1992…& Much More
by Celeste Fremon and Taylor Walker While WLA was dark earlier this week, a few things happened...
EDITOR’S NOTE: WitnessLA Will Be on Haitus Until Friday 4/27
WitnessLA is going to be dark for a few days this week while I am in New York City to take part in...
Sheriff’s Department Probes Yet Another Secret Deputy Clique
Secret deputy cliques within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s department have been a problem for the...
The LA Times Festival of Books This Weekend! Just Go!
Today, Friday, Festival of Books weekend begins with the LA Times Book Awards tonight, followed by...
Levon Helm: 1940 – 2012. Godspeed.
To paraphrase what was once written about Raymond Chandler, Levon Helm sang as if pain hurt and...
Juvenile Justice Cuts, Death Penalty Deterrence, The Controversial LA Times Photos….& More
by Taylor Walker IS DEATH PENALTY A DETERRENT? More than three decades after the moratorium...
LA Probation Officers Stop Jobless Kids From Working at Homeboy Industries
WHY HAVE SOME JUVIE PROBATION OFFICERS BANNED HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES? by Matthew Fleischer On first...
Probation Dept. Is Asked for Solutions to Its Realignment Problems, Comes Back with Nada to Speak of
Earlier this month, the LA County Supervisors passed a motion authored by Supervisor Mark...
Disasterously Faulty Forensics, Shuttered Courts and Bad Sentencing
by Taylor Walker DID A DECADE OF FAULTY FBI FORENSICS RESULT IN HUNDREDS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS...