It’s January, and that means new and rejuvenated criminal justice bills are just starting to land in California legislative committees. Thus, we at WitnessLA have compiled a list of several stand-outs, so far. Tightening...
In just two states, Maine and Vermont, people with past felonies can immediately vote upon release...
Two days before California’s private prison ban bill, AB 32, took effect on Jan. 1...
Next Wednesday, California’s new police use-of-force reform bill, a private prison ban, and a...
A new report from UC Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic reveals wide variations in how...
Seattle police have cut their use of moderate and lethal force 60%. But controversial police...
" LASD is the only agency in the state of California to deny the ACLU’s request" for public...
Newsom rejects late-night jail release reform and bill to keep kids out of state lockups, but bans...
On Tuesday evening, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had taken his signing pen to...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has just under two weeks left to sign a tall stack of...
An estimated 10 million US children have parents who are currently locked up, or who have...
Update: On Monday, September 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 419, which will expand...
By Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) Despite recent efforts to reduce California’s prison...
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 392, a bill by Assemblymembers Shirley Weber...
On Tuesday, July 20, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an important bill meant to ensure...
The California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) estimates that every year, approximately 100...
On Monday, AB 392, a bill that seeks to change the circumstances under which law enforcement...
On Monday, July 1, a new state law will require law enforcement agencies in California to release...
By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters To reduce the use of force by California police, two Democrats...
On Wednesday, the California Assembly passed two bills that seek to bring equity to...
On Thursday, the California Senate approved SB 375, a bill that would abolish a three-year deadline...
After appearing irreparably stalled last week, AB 392, a bill that would change the circumstances...
Late last week, the California Assembly and Senate’s fiscal committees decided the fate of...
Editor’s Note: Last year, the California Assembly enacted a new rule that grants committee...
Last month, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice released a report exposing troubling...
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...
