SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED STUDENTS WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS MAY SOON GET MEANINGFUL SUPPORT IN THEIR...
LASD Oversight Moves Forward, LAPD Chief’s Recommendation for Charges in Venice Shooting, Closed Adoptions, and the State of the Union
FORMING CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT FOR THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT On Tuesday, the LA County...
Populating the LASD Oversight Commission….LAPD Chief Recommends Charges in Officer-Involved Shooting….and More
LA COUNTY SUPES TO DISCUSS WHO SHOULD SIT ON AN LASD CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT PANEL On Tuesday, the LA...
How Has Jim McDonnell Done in His First Year as LA County Sheriff?
How has Sheriff Jim McDonnell done in his first year since he was sworn into office on December 1...
Wounded Teen Activist Returns to City Where He Was Shot – by Matt Smith
Semaj from JJIE Multimedia on Vimeo. A year ago, 18-year-old Semaj Clark was already gaining...
David Bowie: Jan 8, 1947 – Jan 10, 2016……Goodnight Sweet Prince
Reactions to CA’s Proposed Budget, Woman Raped by Deputy Waits Years for Justice, Criminal Justice in the US Virgin Islands, and a Homeboy Art Exhibit
ACLU BLASTS BUDGET FOR KEEPING PROP. 47 SAVINGS IN PRISONS The current Department of Finance...
CA Child Well-Being Report Card, Realignment and Prison Spending, Families First, and Back on Track
CALIFORNIA GRADED ON 31 AREAS CONTRIBUTING TO KIDS’ WELL-BEING In a yearly report card...
LA Sheriff’s Investigators Probe That Troubling Long Beach Deputy-Involved Shooting Video
The story of the fatal shooting of Noel Aguilar by two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies ...
Independent Report on OC DA Scandal, Santa Clara’s Nonexistent Inpatient Psych Care for Kids, CA Foster Care…and More
HIGHLY CRITICAL INDEPENDENT REPORT INTO ORANGE COUNTY DA’S OFFICE SCANDAL CALLS FOR STATE OR...
Feds Say Message is Needed With Sentencing of Santa Barbara Jail Deputy
Federal prosecutor Bruce Riordan says a year behind bars sends a crucial message to former Santa...
Should LA County Probation Be Split Into 2 Agencies? Youth & Adult?
The idea of splitting LA County’s large and complicated probation department into two...
A Generous Exit $$$ Package for Embattled Probation Chief Powers
EXIT PRICE LA County Probation Chief Jerry Powers will be leaving his post as head of the agency on...
DCFS’s $153 Tape Dispensers….and Are the Feds Doing the DA’s Job In Prosecuting Deputy Brutality in LA’s Jails?
WitnessLA is still on a break, but there are a couple of local stories, in this case both of them...
WitnessLA Will Be On Vacation (Mostly) Until January 4
We’re taking a break to work on some stories for the new year—and to decorate trees...
Who Will Lead LA County Probation After Jerry Powers?
WHO’S NEXT? Now that LA County Probation Chief Jerry Powers has officially announced that he...
Embattled LA Probation Chief Jerry Powers Resigns – UPDATED
UPDATE: POWERS RESIGNS, SUPES UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPT RESIGNATION Late Tuesday afternoon, all five...
Jury Finds That Baca Retaliated Against 8 Tanaka Supporters & Awards $$ Punitive Damages
$360,000 IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES AGAINST BACA PERSONALLY Just before 3 pm on Monday, December 15, a...