REPLACEMENT OF 2 JURORS MEANS PATH TO VERDICT IN LASD TRIAL GETS LONGER Jurors began deliberations...
WLA’s Editor Wins “Online Journalist of the Year” at SoCal Journalism Awards(!)…LASD Civilian Oversight…Costly Prison Phone Calls…and More
WLA’S EDITOR TAKES HOME SOCAL JOURNALISM AWARD I am very happy to report that WitnessLA’s...
SWAT Raid Study, Restraining and Isolating Students as Punishment, Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against LASD, and New Gay Marriage States
POLICE MILITARIZATION AND THE WAR ON DRUGS The ACLU released a report this week detailing the...
Impact of Criminal Justice System on Latinos….New Anti-Sex Trafficking Foster Program….Juvie Mandatory Minimum Bill Amended….and McDonnell and Tanaka Will Face Off in November
LATINOS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CRIME Latinos are heavily...
LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial: Closing Arguments, Part 2
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: CLOSING ARGUMENTS, PART 2 Last December, seven members...
Realignment and Untapped Solutions to Overcrowding at the Local and State Levels, Federal Sentencing Reforms Stalled, and More
CALIFORNIA REALIGNMENT THREE YEARS IN: STILL OVERCROWDED WITH MINIMAL SAVINGS California prison...
LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial – Closing Arguments: Part 1
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: CLOSING ARGUMENTS, PART 1 Last December, seven...
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX ON TRIAL: As the Complicated LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial Speeds to a close, Some Additional Back Story
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: LEAVINS TAKES THE STAND Last December, seven members...
Detained Kids More Likely to Die Violently….Audit on Illegal Sterilizations of Female Prisoners….Criminalizing Truancy….and More
KIDS IN JUVENILE DETENTION HAVE MUCH HIGHER RISK OF VIOLENT DEATH THAN PEERS Kids who are detained...
CA Mandatory Minimum Juvie Bill Delayed….$$ for Foster Kids’ Lawyers Cut from CA Budget….and More
BILL TO CREATE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR CERTAIN JUVENILE SEX OFFENSES DELAYED IN ASSEMBLY...
Combatting Crime by Paying People to Not Kill, Repaying the Wrongfully Convicted, and SoCal Districts Cutting Suspensions
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA PAYS PEOPLE AT RISK OF VIOLENT CRIME TO STAY AWAY FROM TROUBLE In 2006, the...
Peace Officer Unions Back McDonnell for Sheriff….CA Kids May Face Mandatory Minimums….State Starting Early Release of Elderly and Sick Inmates…and More
GROUP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIONS TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT OF JIM MCDONNELL FOR LA SHERIFF Today, a number...
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: LASD Lt. Tells of Orders Given by Baca and Tanaka, and Admits to “System Failure” Re: LASD Ability to Investigate Its Own Wrongdoing
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: LEAVINS TAKES THE STAND, PART 1 Last December, seven...
U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas & Judge Nash Join to Push for State $$ for Student Needs Not More School Police
U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas and LA County Children’s Court Presiding Judge Michael Nash, plus...
Suspended 20 Times Now Valedictorian…. Mental Health is Key Say Legislative Dems….More on the Child Welfare Czar…..in the LASD Obstruction of Justice Trial a Defendant Takes the Stand
“YOU’VE BEEN THE BOTTOM STUDENT, HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING THE TOP?” Ralph Bunche...
Supes Unaware of DOJ’s Jails Concerns (Really?)…A New Child Protection Czar To Be Created….Adult Interrogation Techniques Not Good for Kids…..and More
SUPES SAID TO BE UNAWARE THAT DOJ WAS REALLY, REALLY UNHAPPY WITH LA COUNTY’S TREATMENT OF...
PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: Is Paul Tanaka the “Subject” of a Criminal Investigation….or the “Target”
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX GOES TO TRIAL: TANAKA TESTIFIES, PART 2 Last December, seven members...
LAUSD Questionable Budgetary Choices…School Discipline…Mental Health in Schools…and Considering Chief Beck for 2nd Term
JUDGE NASH SAYS LAUSD MONEY FOR DISADVANTAGED KIDS SHOULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO SCHOOL COPS Head LA...