IMPORTANT CALIFORNIA HIGH COURT RULING LOOSENS INTERPRETATION OF THREE-STRIKES LAW Late last week...
Interim Sheriff Wants OIG Bound to LASD in Attorney-Client Relationship…the Center for Youth Wellness…and the LASD’s Emerging Leaders Academy
SHERIFF SCOTT PUSHES FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AND LASD TO HAVE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE Back in...
Mystery Message in the Sky Over LASD Headquarters
Around 2 PM Wednesday, just at the time when the Sheriff Department’s executive planning...
Sen. Rand Paul and Cory Booker Team Up on Criminal Justice Reform…Filmmaking for Disadvantaged Kids…ACLU Sues Over Lack of Representation for Immigrant Kids…and More
CRUCIAL BIPARTISAN JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BILL On Tuesday, the unlikely combination...
CA to Spend BIG $$ on Youth Lock-ups. So Can We spend it Well?…..”Getting Life” – What It’s Like to Be Wrongfully Convicted…….
CALIFORNIA PLANS TO SPEND $79 MILLION ON YOUTH, & ADVOCATES PRESS FOR $$ TO GO TO COUNTIES...
Childhood Trauma Often Mistaken for ADHD….The Feds Officially to Retry Sexton…..The Question of Charlie Beck’s 2nd Term…NY Wants to Raise Age of Criminal Responsibility
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...