MEET L.A.’S ONE AND ONLY NATIVE AMERICAN FOSTER MOM A look at the urgent need for foster...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s Alzheimer’s Confirmed by Court Filings
Court filings released today have confirmed the story that WitnessLA broke last month, that former...
Attorneys for Paul Tanaka Fight for Probation Only, Saying Former LA Sheriff Baca Was the Real “Ringleader”
WHO’S THE BOSS? “The truth is that the crimes charged in this case were planned, directed and...
1. Teenager at LA County Probation’s Sylmar Juvenile Hall Beaten on Video by Four Probation Officers as Supervisor Watches
THE BEATDOWN On April 24, four Los Angeles County probation officers allegedly beat a non-combative...
The Oakland PD Sex Scandal Gets Even Weirder…and LA Foster Kids Housed Too Long at Temp Shelters
IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOCKING OAKLAND POLICE SEX SCANDAL, MAYOR SACKS INTERIM PD CHIEF On Wednesday...
Serving LA’s LGBT Foster Kids
A UNIQUE PROGRAM IN LA COUNTY TEACHES FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ABOUT LGBT KIDS Los...
Reducing Exorbitant Phone Fees for LA County Inmates…and Gov. Brown Says He Won’t Declare Homelessness Emergency
LA COUNTY MOVES TO COMPLY WITH FCC RULES THAT CUT EXCESSIVE PHONE FEES FOR INMATES On Tuesday, the...
Bribery-Taking LA County Deputy Gets a Surprise Sentence, Causing Some to Ask What it Means for High Profile Sentences Still to Come
A SURPRISING TURN OF EVENTS HAS COURT WATCHERS GUESSING On Monday morning, U.S. District Court...
California Prosecutors’ Rising Use of “Direct File” & How It Harms Kids of Color…Transparency in Child Abuse Near-Fatalities…and a Teen Transforms His Life
While the number of California kids arrested for felonies dropped 55% between 2003 and 2014, the...
Prosecutors Call for 5 Years in Prison for Former LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka
THE RINGLEADER FROM THE BEGINNING “Defendant Paul Tanaka is responsible not only for obstructing...
49 Shot Dead at Orlando Nightclub in Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History
The heartbreak and devastation continues to grow as more details about the victims in Orlando...
Implicit Bias And Public Defenders…Mental Illness and Violence…Rape Hotlines for Prisoners…and the Budget
SF PUBLIC DEFENDER JEFF ADACHI ON THE IMPACT OF RACIAL BIAS AMONG PUBLIC DEFENDERS In recent years...
WitnessLA Finalist for Southern California Journalism Award
We are delighted to announced that WitnessLA’s Taylor Walker and Celeste Fremon are finalists...
Inmate Medical & Personal Data stolen at CA Prisons—-Symptomatic of Far More Serious Problems With CDCR Med System?
THE CASE OF THE VANISHING LAP TOP Last month, I got a call from an California prison inmate whom I...
The Standford Rape Conviction…Kalief Browder Learned Suicide Methods in Rikers…and Therapy Dogs for Trafficking Victims
A ROUNDUP OF RELEVANT REPORTING ON BROCK TURNER’S RAPE CONVICTION AND SENTENCING Last...
“They Call Us Monsters” Documentary
“They Call Us Monsters,” a documentary that premiered Monday night at the Los Angeles...
CA High Court Rules in Favor of Allowing Gov. Brown’s Prison Initiative to Move Forward
A 6-1 ruling from the California Supreme Court on Monday allows Governor Jerry Brown to put his...
CORRECTED: IG Review Reveals LAPD Officers’ Cell Block Checks Violate Policy
When conducting cell block checks at the Los Angeles Police Department-run Metropolitan Detention...