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Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Journalism Awards & Prizes

WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
#JusticeBriefs • #QuickTakes

The Case of the Vanishing Editor

May 30, 2025
#YouthJusticeReimagined • LA County Probation • LA Probation Oversight Commission • Probation • Unsuitable 4 Youth

Probation Moving Incarcerated Kids Out of “Unsuitable” Juvenile Hall After Court Approval, But Oversight Commission Says Simply Relocating Kids Won’t Solve Root Problems

May 29, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

Celeste Fremon
July 4, 2025
Written by Celeste Fremon
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It’s already been an unusual July 4 weekend as LA County Parks and Recreation cancelled a number of celebrations out of concern for potential ICE raids. Organizers for the Gloria Molina Grand Park Summer Block Party in...

#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
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On Thursday, June 19th, a three judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals put out a...

#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
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A new high-ticket legal settlement has added still more painful details to the ongoing catastrophe...

Journalism Awards & Prizes

WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
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At WitnessLA, we were very happy to learn that one of our ongoing investigative series made it into...

#JusticeBriefs • #QuickTakes

The Case of the Vanishing Editor

May 30, 2025
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While Assistant Editor Taylor Walker has been once more looking into the painful and ongoing issue...

#YouthJusticeReimagined • LA County Probation • LA Probation Oversight Commission • Probation • Unsuitable 4 Youth

Probation Moving Incarcerated Kids Out of “Unsuitable” Juvenile Hall After Court Approval, But Oversight Commission Says Simply Relocating Kids Won’t Solve Root Problems

May 29, 2025
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The Los Angeles County Probation Department began moving kids between youth lockups this week, as...

#Documented/Undocumented

Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land

April 30, 2025
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This past Saturday, April 26, when the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books opened its doors at the...

Books & Justice

WLA Editor leading writers panel Saturday at LA Times Festival Books

April 20, 2025
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On Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, April 26 and 27, 2025, the Los Angeles Times is holding...

#LACountyJusticeReimagined

A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nations largest sheriff’s department – Part 2

April 9, 2025
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The case of Diana Teran As described in Part 1 of this series, it was a controversial set of...

Juvenile Probation • LA County Probation • Probation

LA County Supes Order “Transparency in Planning During Probation’s Ongoing Crisis”

April 5, 2025
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On Tuesday, April 1, four of the five Los Angeles County Supervisors expressed their displeasure...

#LACountyJusticeReimagined

A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department – Part 1

March 31, 2025
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On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna attended the monthly meeting of...

LA County Probation • LA Probation Oversight Commission • Probation • Reimagining Youth Justice & Child Welfare

LA County Probation Presents “Global Plan” for Housing Youth in Halls and Camps

March 15, 2025
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Two years ago, on March 7, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the LA County...

Immigration & Justice

California’s Immigrant Teens Find Healing in Unexpected Places

March 11, 2025
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by Isaac Ceja and Lauren DeLaunay Miller A young woman, 19, sits in a director’s chair and...

#JusticeBriefs2025

Justice Briefs 2025: Amy Coney Barrett does the right thing

March 6, 2025
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In a decision that some found unexpected, on Wednesday, March 5, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, along...

#NoSafePlace

AG Bonta announces indictments of 30 probation officers for facilitating gladiator fights in troubled youth hall…but there’s more

March 3, 2025
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This afternoon, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the unsealing of a grand jury...

Domestic Violence

A Violence-Prevention Helpline for Those Who Want to Change Gains Ground in California

March 1, 2025
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Jacquie Marroquin spent much of her childhood living in fear of her father. A child of...

Facing the Inferno 2025

Facing the Inferno 2025 – Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences

February 19, 2025
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President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland...

Environment • Facing the Inferno 2025

FACING THE INFERNO 2025 – Why did the EPA choose to sort toxic waste in an irreplaceable wildlife sanctuary?

February 13, 2025
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The Palisades and Eaton wildfires that caused such damage and heartache in Los Angeles County have...

Facing the Inferno 2025 • Uncategorized

Facing the Inferno 2025 – Incarcerated Firefighters Deserve a Raise

January 29, 2025
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