The state is poised to join most of the country when it comes to disciplining the worst of the...
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For 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners’ rights today
The incident resulted in the deaths of 43 people, many of them inmates, and marked an important...
Why is there an uptick in violence in New York? And how should it affect our thinking in Los Angeles?
While experts don't yet know the precise blend of the causes of the current rise in homicides...
WitnessLA on Vacation (Sort of)…and other news
Editor’s note: WitnessLA is on semi-vacation this week, and part of next. So, while...
Op-Ed: $215 Million Cal Recall Election is a Baseless, Trump-Backed Power Grab
Just as it seemed we as a country were coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves faced...
New report shows CA’s Republican-voting counties have higher rates of violent crime than the state’s Dem-voting counties
A startling new report released this week by the Center on Juvenile and...
Eric Strong is the newest entry to the growing list of people who hope to unseat LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
For LA County voters determined to see the present sheriff ousted, the main challenge between now...
Prosecutors & other justice leaders say it’s critical for Biden to convene a “Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution” — NOW
The U.S. needs “a new normal in prosecution and we need federal leadership to get us...
Reporting on Violence: Understanding how journalists can ask better questions, do better stories, and help their communities solve their most intractable problems.
by Jane Ellen Stevenson of Aces Too High News “Gannett launches a network-wide push to rework its...
LA County Office of Education votes to yank the charter of much-needed new boarding school for county’s most vulnerable kids
Last year the Los Angeles County Office of Education Board approved the charter for a brand new...