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CA Supremes Shut Down Deputies’ Union’s Attempt to Block New Transparency Law
On Wednesday, January 2, the California Supreme Court shut down a San Bernardino Sheriff’s...
Counting Prison Inmates Differently Could Shift Political Power to Cities
By Tim Henderson More states plan to count state prisoners as residents of their home communities...
Some of Our Best Work From 2018
This past year, WitnessLA published various stories and investigations that we know made a...
A New Year’s Eve Message From WitnessLA
This has been a full, complicated, and always interesting year in the world of justice in Los...
Los Angeles Ends 2018 With Violent Crime Down!—Along With Other CA Cities
“For the first time in 5 years, violent crime and homicides are [down] in L.A.” Los...
Op-Ed: Recidivism Risk Assessments Won’t Fix the Criminal Justice System
By Stephanie Lacambra, Jeremy Gillula, and Jamie Williams, Electronic Frontier Foundation The...
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year
WitnessLA’s posting will be lighter until 2019 rings in. Then we’ll be back in full...
Stepping Into 2019 With New Criminal Justice Reforms
Trump and Congress Take a “First Step” to Reduce Mass Incarceration On Friday, December...
LA County Commits to Expand Arts Investment for Justice-Involved Kids
LA supervisors see this Arts Justice Fund grant as an opportunity to expand the overall arts...