Last month, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice released a report exposing troubling conditions within the California Division of Juvenile Justice’s three aging lockups, where a disturbing climate of violence and...
Approximately two million Californians are eligible to have old arrests and certain crimes cleared...
Last week, WitnessLA wrote about SB 233, a new bill from Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)...
A new California bill aims to make it possible for formerly incarcerated individuals, thousands of...
On Thursday, February 14, the First Amendment Coalition filed a lawsuit challenging California...
A new bill from Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) aims to ensure that sex workers who are...
On Friday, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge became the first jurist to rule on the...
A newly proposed California constitutional amendment, called the “Free the Vote Act,”...
A new bill seeks to remove a small, but significant financial barrier for incarcerated Californians...
On January 1, a new state law, SB 1421, returned to the public long-withheld access to law...
A bill announced Wednesday would abolish a mandatory sentence enhancement affecting approximately...
On Wednesday, January 2, the California Supreme Court shut down a San Bernardino Sheriff’s...
Trump and Congress Take a “First Step” to Reduce Mass Incarceration On Friday, December...
As California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) prepares to leave office at the end of the year, the last round...
Over the weekend, Governor Brown took his signing (and vetoing) pen to the last chunk of more than...
“A Difficult Bill” on the Road to a “More Just System” for Juveniles In...
Under California’s current felony murder rule, individuals involved in serious crimes that result...
Behind the Blue Wall of Silence On Sunday night, hours before the final deadline to transform bills...
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 3131, a bill to increase transparency around...
In 2004, California voter-approved Proposition 69 loosened state restrictions on when law...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has long struggled to prevent...
On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 1303, a bill introduced in response to...
Over the last week, California Governor Jerry Brown has been putting his bill-signing pen to work...
On Wednesday, California lawmakers revealed that they had run out of time to fully address concerns...
Update: On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 into law. Editor’s Note: On Tuesday...
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two noteworthy criminal justice bills–one...
California’s Victim Compensation Fund provides crime victims with money for medical...
The new 2018-2019 state budget California lawmakers sent to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk...
This week, California lawmakers announced two new bills in response to public outrage over the...
As California’s 2018 legislative session has been starting to gain momentum in February and...
