According to a new civil rights lawsuit, in October 2019, Los Angeles County Probation was again...
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Facing the Inferno, Part 3: 11 Months Later, Another Youth Facility, Another Fire, Another Trauma-Filled Disaster
One boy was in a holding cell on one of the LASD buses with 15 other boys, who reportedly taunted...
Facing the Inferno, Part 2: When Evacuation Is No Longer An Option
That same Friday, Mullen said, the Woolsey Fire killed two people “who were caught in their car...
Facing the Inferno, Part 1: Why Wasn’t LA County Probation Prepared to Evacuate Kids & Staff at Campus Kilpatrick When a Monster Wildfire Struck?
For those who know fires, the question wasn’t if a large and dangerous fire would one day...
WitnessLA Wins 1st Place & 3rd Place at the LA Press Club Awards!
With all the complex and troubling news of the past week, we neglected to announce some of our own...
WitnessLA Is a Finalist for Two Southern California Journalism Awards
While no one is exactly sure how, where, and when the physical awards will be presented this year...
A Quick Look At WitnessLA’s Most-Read Stories of 2019 as We Welcome 2020!
As we closed out 2019, we spent some time examining exactly which stories, series, and topics rose...
Unsuitable: With Tuesday’s pain-haunted vote, CA’s Oversight Board ordered LA’s youth halls to be shut down. But the dangers are far from over
On Tuesday afternoon, May 23, the members of The California Board of State and Community...
The fate of dueling motions from LA Supervisors about where to house LA’s “high security” DJJ kids, plus $50k exit bonuses, & the riotous emptying out of Central Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, March 15, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on two competing motions...
Now That A Staff Member Has COVID-19, Why Isn’t LA County Releasing More Kids From Its Youth Lockups
On Wednesday, April 1, the news broke that a detention services officer who worked at Barry J...