As we near the end of 2012, we at WitnessLA believe there is quite a bit to be thankful for within...
Juvenile Justice
Chief of Troubled LA County Probation Hires 2 for Top Spots & Promises "Culture of Change"
Los Angeles County Probation Chief, Jerry Powers, has hired two talented outsiders to help him...
Juvie Lock-up Alternatives, Youth Crime Rate Record Low, and SCOTUS Considers Drug-Sniffing Dogs
REFORMING JUVENILE DETENTION Georgia’s Judge Steven Teske explains how he came to see that...
DOJ Blinks, Gives County’s Juvie Probation Camps a New 2014 Deadline for Reforms & No Consent Decree—Despite Discouraging Lack of Progress
LA COUNTY PROBATION CAMPS FAIL (AGAIN) TO MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS, DOJ DOES ZIP TO HOLD...
Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, LAPD Chief’s Immigrant Strategies, Banning Puppy Mills, and More
HELPING GIRLS ENTANGLED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM A new report from the Georgetown Center on...
Economics and Kids’ Brains, Pretrial Successes, and Overpaid Prison Doctors
KIDS’ BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENT Socioeconomic status plays a role in the...