As we race toward the March 5, 2024, primary election, let’s take one more quick look at the...
Archive - February 2024
My Mom Helped Me Think Bigger Than Prison. Soon, I’ll Graduate College
So many African American women have given me hope and influenced what I want my future to look...
Police Solving Fewer Crimes Despite Increased Spending, Says New Report
Over the past three decades, clearance rates for serious crimes have dropped by 41 percent in...
Unsuitable: State oversight commission pronounces LA County’s two juvenile halls as unsuitable for youth residence, as two more kids overdose on fentanyl
At or around 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, after many hours of discussion, plus a string of...
Will Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall be declared “unsuitable” for youth?
On February 15, the members of The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will...
Vallejo police may swap stars for shields amid badge-bending scandal
Editor’s note The story below is another in WLA’s series presenting the remarkable...
A New 5-Year Plan for Closing Men’s Central Jail
On January 30, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors received a new five-year plan for...
Deconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 9 – Filing With the 9th Circuit
On Thursday, January 25, the team of five appellate attorneys who are now representing Mark...