WLA’S EDITOR TAKES HOME SOCAL JOURNALISM AWARD I am very happy to report that WitnessLA’s...
Archive - June 2014
SWAT Raid Study, Restraining and Isolating Students as Punishment, Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against LASD, and New Gay Marriage States
POLICE MILITARIZATION AND THE WAR ON DRUGS The ACLU released a report this week detailing the...
Impact of Criminal Justice System on Latinos….New Anti-Sex Trafficking Foster Program….Juvie Mandatory Minimum Bill Amended….and McDonnell and Tanaka Will Face Off in November
LATINOS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CRIME Latinos are heavily...
LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial: Closing Arguments, Part 2
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: CLOSING ARGUMENTS, PART 2 Last December, seven members...
Realignment and Untapped Solutions to Overcrowding at the Local and State Levels, Federal Sentencing Reforms Stalled, and More
CALIFORNIA REALIGNMENT THREE YEARS IN: STILL OVERCROWDED WITH MINIMAL SAVINGS California prison...
LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial – Closing Arguments: Part 1
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: CLOSING ARGUMENTS, PART 1 Last December, seven...
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX ON TRIAL: As the Complicated LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial Speeds to a close, Some Additional Back Story
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: LEAVINS TAKES THE STAND Last December, seven members...
Detained Kids More Likely to Die Violently….Audit on Illegal Sterilizations of Female Prisoners….Criminalizing Truancy….and More
KIDS IN JUVENILE DETENTION HAVE MUCH HIGHER RISK OF VIOLENT DEATH THAN PEERS Kids who are detained...
CA Mandatory Minimum Juvie Bill Delayed….$$ for Foster Kids’ Lawyers Cut from CA Budget….and More
BILL TO CREATE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR CERTAIN JUVENILE SEX OFFENSES DELAYED IN ASSEMBLY...
Combatting Crime by Paying People to Not Kill, Repaying the Wrongfully Convicted, and SoCal Districts Cutting Suspensions
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA PAYS PEOPLE AT RISK OF VIOLENT CRIME TO STAY AWAY FROM TROUBLE In 2006, the...