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The Case of the Vanishing Editor
While Assistant Editor Taylor Walker has been once more looking into the painful and ongoing issue...
Probation Moving Incarcerated Kids Out of “Unsuitable” Juvenile Hall After Court Approval, But Oversight Commission Says Simply Relocating Kids Won’t Solve Root Problems
The Los Angeles County Probation Department began moving kids between youth lockups this week, as...
Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land
This past Saturday, April 26, when the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books opened its doors at the...
WLA Editor leading writers panel Saturday at LA Times Festival Books
On Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, April 26 and 27, 2025, the Los Angeles Times is holding...
A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nations largest sheriff’s department – Part 2
The case of Diana Teran As described in Part 1 of this series, it was a controversial set of...
LA County Supes Order “Transparency in Planning During Probation’s Ongoing Crisis”
On Tuesday, April 1, four of the five Los Angeles County Supervisors expressed their displeasure...
A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department – Part 1
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna attended the monthly meeting of...
LA County Probation Presents “Global Plan” for Housing Youth in Halls and Camps
Two years ago, on March 7, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the LA County...
California’s Immigrant Teens Find Healing in Unexpected Places
by Isaac Ceja and Lauren DeLaunay Miller A young woman, 19, sits in a director’s chair and...