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After 19-Year-Old Andrew Martinez’s Death, LA County Supes Vote to Bolster Support for LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
On Tuesday, in response to the suicide of a 19-year-old transgender foster youth on September 4...
New Lawsuit Spotlights LA County’s Uniquely Dangerous Deputy Gangs
Last week eight Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, represented by attorney Vincent...
Dispatch From San Quentin: Anticipation
Editor’s Note: As most readers know, WitnessLA has been publishing a series of essays written...
At the Current Rate, Cutting the U.S. Prison Population by 50 Percent Would Take 72 Years, Report Says
From 1972, the nation’s prison population exploded, growing 700 percent until it peaked in...
Motion Calls for Investigation, Plus Boosted Support Systems After LGBTQ+ Foster Youth’s Suicide
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider a motion that would...
LA County Probation Chief Terri McDonald Unexpectedly Announces January Retirement
In a surprise letter to the LA County Board of Supervisors, Probation Chief Terri McDonald informed...
DJJ Watch: Governor Newsom to Replace Head of State’s Youth Justice System Chuck Supple. So Who Will Follow?
On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced he would be replacing the top person at California...
A conversation with Michael Nash, head of LA’s Office Child Protection, about his newly-released report—and the things we still don’t know about what could have saved 4-year-old Noah Cuatro
It’s been more than two months since the death of four-year-old Noah Cuatro and, despite the...
Bill on Governor’s Desk Aims to Reduce Childhood Trauma by Diverting Parents Into Treatment, Instead of Prison
An estimated 10 million US children have parents who are currently locked up, or who have...