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Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Journalism Awards & Prizes

WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
#JusticeBriefs • #QuickTakes

The Case of the Vanishing Editor

May 30, 2025
Restorative Justice

Criminal Justice Bill Roundup, Curfew Laws, Discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of Kern County Kids of Color, and More

June 1, 2016
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A CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: PROP 47 EXTENSION, VOTING WITH A FELONY...

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Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Reportedly Suffering From Alzheimer’s, Could Affect Sentencing

May 31, 2016
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IS FORMER SHERIFF LEE BACA SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE? According to sources who have...

Life and Life Only

For Those Who Have Served, With Deep Appreciation, Respect and Sorrow.

May 30, 2016
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For those service men and women whom Memorial Day honors, here is Jason Isbell’s beautiful...

Sentencing

In an Important New Opinion, Fed Judge Talks About “Collateral Consequences” of a Felony Record, & Declines to Give Prison Sentence

May 27, 2016
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In a remarkable 42-page opinion handed down in a New York federal court on Tuesday, U.S. District...

Death Penalty

SCOTUS Tackles Racism in Jury Selection, Bill to Block Info on Child Welfare Deaths Scrapped, and a Jackie Lacey Interview

May 26, 2016
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SCOTUS RULES AGAINST RACIAL BIAS IN DEATH PENALTY JURY SELECTION On Monday, in a 7-1 decision...

Police

The Transformation of American Interrogation, Pushing CA to Abolish Juvie Solitary, a Troubling Death in a San Diego Jail, and Environmental Discrimination Against Inmates

May 25, 2016
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OBAMA’S NON-COERCIVE TERROR INTERROGATION GROUP IS WORKING TO RADICALLY CHANGING THE WAY...

Police

What’s Next for the SFPD After Chief’s Removal, PBS Film Follows Former Third-Strikers, and Youth Poetry from Behind Bars

May 24, 2016
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AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF SFPD CHIEF GREG SUHR, A LOOK TO THE FUTURE Last Thursday, hours after San...

Foster Care

When Calif. Closes Its Problematic Group Homes Will LA’s Neediest Foster Kids Have Somewhere Better to Go? – by Sara Tiano & Brittany Reid

May 23, 2016
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FINDING FAMILY A New California Law Will Soon Close the State’s Scandal-Plagued Group...

LAPD

SFPD Chief Ousted, LAPD Union Sues Over Discipline Practices, Prison Admissions up Nationwide, and Blocking Sunshine in Child Death Records

May 20, 2016
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SF MAYOR BOOTS EMBATTLED SFPD CHIEF AFTER FATAL SHOOTING On Thursday, just a few short hours after...

California Budget • Uncategorized

California Budget Highlights: Prop. 47 Savings, $$ for Combatting Homelessness, and More

May 19, 2016
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BROWN’S CALCULATED PROP. 47 SAVINGS INCREASES BY $10 MILLION California Governor Jerry Brown...

Education

Formerly Incarcerated Berkeley Grads, Supes Seek “Millionaires Tax” to Fight Homelessness, the 4th District Supe Candidates, LA Mag’s Charlie Beck Interview, and Exoneration in San Diego

May 18, 2016
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BERKELEY STUDENTS’ PATH FROM LOCK-UP TO COLLEGE GRADUATION On Sunday, UC Berkeley held its...

LASD

Fed Jury Takes Less Than 90 Min to Convict Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies in Latest Jail Brutality Trial

May 16, 2016
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After three days of dramatic testimony in the trial of two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...

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Newsletter Arriving in Your Inboxes on Tuesday This Week

May 16, 2016
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If you’re signed up to receive our hand-picked Monday news round-up full of the week’s must...

LASD

A Federal Jury Weighs Competing “Truths” After “Honor Recruit” Deputy Tells About Kicks to the Crotch of a Mentally Ill Inmate and Other Alleged Brutality

May 16, 2016
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COMPETING NARRATIVES & DECIDING WHOM TO BELIEVE The most recent jail brutality case brought...

LASD

The Twin Towers Jail Inmate Abuse Trial Continues With More Courtroom Drama to Come

May 13, 2016
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The latest federal trial involving members of the Los Angeles Sheriff Department accused of...

Pretrial Detention/Release • Uncategorized

Pretrial Detention and the Poor, an Asset Forfeiture Bill, Steve Lopez on Homelessness, and LA Supe. Candidates on Child Welfare

May 12, 2016
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CASH BAIL KEEPS POOR PEOPLE LOCKED UP (UNNECESSARILY) AND IMPOVERISHED A new report from the Prison...

Foster Care

LA County Child Abuse and Neglect Report…Sheriff McDonnell on AirTalk…and Rehabilitation, Reentry, and “Human Frailty”

May 11, 2016
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REPORT GIVES RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BETTER CATCH AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT On Tuesday...

LASD

LASD Deputies Sentenced in Jail Abuse Trial

May 10, 2016
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On Monday, Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies, Joey Aguiar and Mariano Ramirez were sentenced to 18...

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