LA IS NUMBER ONE! While we await the final report by the Citizen’s Commission on Jail...
Archive - September 2012
LAPD Chief Opposes Blind Lineups, 13-Year-Old Charged with Murder to be Tried as an Adult…and More
THE INNOCENCE PROJECT ON LAPD CHIEF BECK’S DISTASTE FOR BLIND LINEUPS According to the...
DN (Almost) Calls for Baca Resignation, Debt Collection Companies Use Misleading Scare Tactics, and a Compelling Case for Clemency
REACTIONS TO THE LATEST JAILS COMMISSION HEARING In the wake of the findings presented at the most...
New CA SHU Policies, LA Officials and Experts Work Toward Zero Tolerance Alternatives…and More
NEW POLICIES FOR CALIFORNIA PRISONS’ ISOLATION UNITS GET BOTH YEA’ED AND NAY’ED...
The High Cost of Punishing Kids For “Willful Defiance” – by Matthew Fleischer
California schools suspend more kids than they graduate—a bleak fact that policy makers have...
WitnessLA is on vacation today due to tech-related matters beyond our immediate control
I just arrived in West Glacier, MT, where the mountains and rivers are gorgeous but the Internet...
Families Locked Out of Juvenile Justice Process, High School Sports Participation Reduces Suspensions and Serious Crime…and More
INCLUDE FAMILIES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE PROCESS, SAYS REPORT Justice for Families released a report...
Jails Commission Findings Say Baca Ignored and Tanaka Tacitly Encouraged a Troubling Culture of Violence in LA’s Jails
At last Friday’s hearing for the Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence—the final time the...
News Conference Addresses Issues Raised by Alesia Thomas Death, Family Reunification Week…and More
LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS CALLS PRESS CONFERENCE WITH NEW CONCERNS ABOUT ALESIA THOMAS...
Final Jail Commission Meeting Friday & Office of Independent Review Releases 10th Annual Report
LAST JAIL COMMISSION MEETING ON FRIDAY AT 9:15 AM—NEXT UP, THE COMMISSIONS REPORT IN...