Like many Angelenos, WitnessLA Editor, Celeste Fremon, and Assistant Editor Taylor Walker have...
Facing the Inferno
Facing the Inferno, Part 4: A New Lawsuit Says LA County Probation Ignored Judge’s Order & Failed to Protect 14-Year-old Boy From Long & Vicious Assault During 2019 Fire Evacuation
According to a new civil rights lawsuit, in October 2019, Los Angeles County Probation was again...
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...