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Governor Signs Bill to Eliminate Sex Work Loitering Law for Which Police Disproportionately Arrest Black People
Under a newly signed bill, police in California will no longer be able to enforce a section of the...
When Disability Intersects with Domestic Violence, Here’s How to Better Help Survivors
by Angela Kim I discovered I had a disability before I realized I was in an abusive...
The troubling relationship between prosecutorial misconduct & death penalty exonerations
[W]hile [a prosecutor] may strike hard blows, he is not at liberty to strike foul ones...
Listening to Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July
On this painful Fourth of July 2022, where the hope and delight of our nation’s yearly...
LA County Supervisors Pass Diluted Motion to Expand ODR With No Set Deadline
On Tuesday, June 28, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a motion meant to expand...
WitnessLA wins two 1st prize trophies at this year’s Los Angeles Press Club Awards!
On Saturday night, June 25, the LA Press Club announced the winners of its Southern California...
$2.1 Million Grant Will Expand First AmeriCorps Program for Formerly Incarcerated People
Now in its third year, California Justice Leaders has recruited and sent dozens of formerly...
Retired LASD Chief confirms Villanueva obstructed investigation into 2018 assault by Bandito shot-callers
In a sworn declaration, retired LASD Chief Matthew Burson described having been an unwitting part...
Juneteenth Is Not a Legal Holiday in Most States, but CA has a bill in the works
Long celebrated in the Black community as Freedom Day, Independence Day or Emancipation Day...