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Will Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall be declared “unsuitable” for youth?
On February 15, the members of The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will...
Vallejo police may swap stars for shields amid badge-bending scandal
Editor’s note The story below is another in WLA’s series presenting the remarkable...
A New 5-Year Plan for Closing Men’s Central Jail
On January 30, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors received a new five-year plan for...
Deconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 9 – Filing With the 9th Circuit
On Thursday, January 25, the team of five appellate attorneys who are now representing Mark...
Punishing Families Part 3: It Starts With a Phone Call
Mandated reporting laws have led to a flood of calls to report suspected child abuse and neglect...
LASD whistleblower takes her case to trial, while Villanueva testifies that deputy gangs don’t exist, & Sheriff Luna says there’s a new deputy gang
Wednesday, civil rights attorney, Alan Romero presented closing arguments in the whistleblower...
Saturday Forum Featuring DA Candidates & a Reconstruction of the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas
This past Saturday, January 13, 2024, the 32-year-old organization known as the Empowerment...
8 LA probation staff removed from duty for overseeing “fight clubs,” as probation chief outsources internal affairs investigations
So, why have 8 probation staff members been removed from duty? It appears that the employees were...
A good California Supreme Court decision curbs the family police
A decision by the California Supreme Court sheds rare light on how family police agencies (a more...