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#JusticeBriefs2025

Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.

July 18, 2025
#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

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
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...

Sentencing

Sentence Enhancements, LASD Psychologist Accused of Molesting Kids, and One School’s 100% College-Bound Student Body

May 10, 2016
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OPINION – MICHELLE ALEXANDER SAYS TOSS OUT DRUG SENTENCE ENHANCEMENTS Sentence...

LASD

Latest LA County Sheriff’s Dept. Jail Inmate Abuse Trial Begins Tuesday

May 9, 2016
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On Tuesday, jury selection begins for one more federal trial involving members of the Los Angeles...

LA County Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Candidates on Foster Care and Juvie Justice…the OC Jailhouse Snitch Blog…High Court Hearing on Brown’s Justice Measure…and Homelessness

May 6, 2016
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FIND OUT WHAT THE 5TH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR HOPEFULS THINK ABOUT CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE...

Obama

Fifty-Eight More Commutations from Obama

May 6, 2016
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PRESIDENT OBAMA COMMUTED 58 SENTENCES, BRINGING HIS TOTAL TO 306 COMMUTATIONS, THUS FAR On...

LASD

Tom Angel Timeline, Asset Forfeiture, Deputies Shooting into Cars, and a Story of Reconciliation

May 5, 2016
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LA DAILY NEWS ASKS WHY IT TOOK FOUR DAYS FOR LASD TO BOOT TOM ANGEL Last week, news broke via the...

Solitary

LA County Supervisors Ban Solitary for Kids (And, Yes, This is a Big Deal)

May 4, 2016
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion that bans the use of...

Homeboy Industries • Probation

LA County Board of Supes to Consider Funding Homeboy Industries to Do the Job It’s Been Doing for Free for the County for Years – UPDATED

May 3, 2016
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors passed the motion described below, with...

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris’ Justice Reform History, Live Streaming CA’s High Court, and SCOTUS Won’t Consider Constitutionality of Death Penalty

May 3, 2016
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A LOOK AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM HISTORY OF CA DISTRICT ATTORNEY (AND US SENATE HOPEFUL)...

Child Sex Trafficking & Abuse • Child Sexual Abuse • Sex Trafficking

How LA Kids are Being Recruited for Sex Trafficking & What LA Law Enforcement is Doing About It – by Kristy Plaza and Alana Victor

May 2, 2016
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING CRISIS & HOW LA LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING...

LASD

LA County Sheriff’s Department Chief of Staff Tom Angel Resigns Over Racist and Anti-Muslim Email Controversy

May 1, 2016
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Tom Angel, who is the chief of staff for LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, has just resigned his...

CDCR

NO SAFE PLACE: A Troubling Suicide at a California Women’s Prison & a Report Pointing to Chronic Failures in the Facility’s Suicide Prevention Practices

April 29, 2016
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Erika Rocha was 35 years old when she committed suicide on April 14 of this year, in the mental...

LASD • Uncategorized

A Top LASD Official’s Racist and Sexist Emails

April 28, 2016
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LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S CHIEF OF STAFF, TOM ANGEL, FORWARDED RASIST CHAIN EMAILS LA County...

Juvenile Justice

Restorative Justice in Action…and Poetry Healing Trauma in Watts

April 28, 2016
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CENTINELA YOUTH SERVICES AND THE CASE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, RATHER THAN LOCK-UP...

Gangs • Uncategorized

Taking a Closer Look at an Anti-Gang Program, More SFPD Racist Texts, and Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald’s Retirement

April 27, 2016
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COUNTY OFFICIALS TO RE-EVALUATE A 1990s ANTI-GANG PROGRAM AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS On Tuesday, the LA...

LASD

White House Recognizes LASD, Reentry Week, LASD Deputy Cleared of Felony Charges in Inmate Beatings, Tackling Bail

April 26, 2016
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WHITE HOUSE HONORS LA COUNTY FOR IMPLEMENTING ONE OF THREE MODELS FOR TRANSPARENT POLICING The Los...

Follow the Money • Probation

FOLLOW THE MONEY: Who Makes the Decisions About How to Spend LA’s Juvenile Justice Millions?

April 25, 2016
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FOLLOW THE MONEY There are various large pots of state and national dollars that are funneled to...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Follow the Money • Juvenile Probation

FOLLOW THE MONEY: Is LA County Probation Misspending JJDPA & Other Juvenile Justice Money? by Alex Johnson

April 22, 2016
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EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve written in the past about the issue of how LA County Probation has...

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