by Ali Mosely, Prison Journalism Project More than three dozen men who completed San...
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Is it time for the feds to investigate wrongdoing in the LA County’s jails—again?
On December 9, 2013, slightly more than a decade from today, the The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
LA County Supervisors Seek Better Access to Subsidized Housing for Foster Youth Aging Out of the System
Volunteers for the 2024 census of unhoused people in Los Angeles County counted 3,718 youth ages...
Thoughts amid these unsettling days
Below, WitnessLA has lightly excerpted three essays you might want to check out as we make our...
LA Times Op-Ed engages in child welfare fear mongering, but this time, politicians may not be falling for it
A recent column in the Los Angeles Times presents a peculiar theory about social problems: If a...
13 people vanish from Probation’s leadership. So will it help?
Late on Friday afternoon, June 28, Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa caused a...
Supes Say No More Dehumanizing Rationing of Menstrual Products in LA Jails and Youth Facilities
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion to ensure that the...
WitnessLA wins first prize for child welfare series at LA Press Club Awards!!!
We are delighted to report that, on Sunday, June 23, at the SoCal Journalism Awards put on by the...
WitnessLA is a finalist for two LA Press Club awards
It’s SoCal Journalism Awards season at the LA Press Club. And the gala during which the...
Nobody Checked on Us
I was released from the old Fresno Juvenile Hall when I was thirteen. I had no reentry plan or...