HOW CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IS OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR ADHD One in nine U.S. Children are diagnosed with...
Feds Plan to Retry LA Sheriff’s Deputy James Sexton (But Will There Ever Be Indictments Up the Ladder?)
On Thursday of last week, two days after a federal jury found six members of the Los Angeles...
Realignment and Homeless Probationers, San Francisco to Nix Costly Jail Phone Calls, and Restorative Justice in Massachusetts Prisons
INCREASE IN HOMELESS AB109 PROBATIONERS, AND HOW COUNTIES ARE DEALING WITH THE ISSUE The diversion...
Happy 4th of July!
The above video is of last year’s first annual 4th of July celebration at Grand Park in...
LA Foster Care Documentary, Los Angeles DA Calls for Split-Sentencing, Solitary Confinement and Kids’ Brains, and LASD Oversight
WATCH THIS TONIGHT: LOS ANGELES FOSTER CARE DOCUMENTARY ON OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK Tonight (Thursday)...
WLA on Which Way LA? on KCRW 89.9 FM
On Tuesday night, WitnessLA was on KCRW’s Which Way LA? with the always excellent Barbara...
OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX: THE JURY SPEAKS: Six Guilty On All Counts – What the LASD Verdict Means
THE JURY SPEAKS After nearly five days of deliberation—which included twice having to start...
2 Jurors Replaced at LASD Fed Trial…SCOTUS Clears Way for Conversion Therapy Ban….Booker & Smith Introduce Better Options for Kids Act
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...