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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...
Sent With Love: Dads in LA’s Men’s Central Jail Send Voice Recordings to their Children for Father’s Day
By Victoria Valenzuela From the time his son was born until he was three years old, Gerardo...
Brawls interrupt graduation at Disney Hall for probation youth
On Thursday afternoon inside Disney Hall—one of the most beautiful buildings in Los Angeles...
The Cost of Domestic Violence in California
Intimate partner violence (IPV) costs the state of California approximately $73.7 billion annually...