Arizona prison medical providers are inducing labor without consent, mothers report.
The Official Who Investigates Suspicious Deaths in Your Town May Be a Doctor — Or Not
“There are some really egregious conflicts of interest that can arise with coroners.”
For Many Rural Californians Abortion Isn’t Accessible, a problem that is particularly difficult for those experiencing domestic violence.
As Megan wound through the Sierra Nevada mountains, she thought about all the women who might never...
Seven 2023 investigations, stories & series your (TRIPLED) $$ will support if you donate to WitnessLA before midnight, 12/31
Dear WitnessLA readers, Happy (nearly) New Year! You have until midnight, December 31, 2022...
Governor Newsom Grants 10 Holiday Pardons
Governor Gavin Newsom issues ten pardons for decades-old convictions.
Op-Ed: Thoughts of Tookie Williams, executions, & other end-of-the-year contemplations
Seventeen years ago, Stanley Tookie Williams died on my birthday.
The newest disturbing chapter in the struggle to get pepper spray out of LA’s Juvenile Halls
The information about how often and on what youth OC spray was being deployed turned out to be...
New Year, New Laws
A list of 10 justice laws that will activate on January 1.
New study looks at relationship between Reformist DAs & Crime Rates…& finds that facts matter
In 2020, the increase in homicides in dozens of American cities was record-breaking. Yet, less...
A Look at Recent Research Shows That Youth Incarceration Continues to Fail Kids and Their Communities, While Negatively Impacting Public Safety
Report highlights "overwhelming and ever-increasing evidence that incarceration is most often not...
Op-ed: Kids With Trauma Need Support Sooner
I don’t remember my mother and father ever being together. My nana was the primary caregiver for...
Prisons increasingly offer incarcerated people photo copies of letters instead of the real thing
Increasingly, people in prison receive photocopies of the mail their families send.
Lawsuit Challenges “Unconstitutional” LA County Bail Practices
At least ten people who could not afford to post bail died in Los Angeles jails without having been...
Why the death of the LASD K-9 named Spike still matters
Two years ago, on Oct 29, 2020, a K-9 dog named Spike who worked for the Los Angeles County...
A look at how mass shootings harm the health & well-being of communities
A growing body of research reveals that the negative effects of mass shootings spread much farther...
Will the U.S. Supreme court dismantle Native American children’s protection from adoption by non-Indian families?
“...the policy is for Congress to make," said Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson "And Congress...
Fatal shootings: California’s bid to police its police is lagging
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota at police hands, California stepped up with...
Students Experiencing Homelessness Are Supposed to Get Extra Help. Here’s How California Can Do Better
On a sunny morning in March 2014, Yenni Rivera picked up her infant son and stepped outside her...