We have learned from multiple sources inside the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, the...
Influx of Second-Strikers in CA Prisons, Smarter Sentencing & Recidivism Reduction Bills, Investigating Alleged DOJ Misconduct…and More
PRISON ADMISSION NUMBERS FOR SECOND STRIKERS JUMPED 33% LAST YEAR In 2012, California amended the...
The Cost of Trauma & Tales of Resiliance
In the late 1990s, a couple of researchers named Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda conducted a...
At First Public Sheriff’s Debate Candidates Come Out Swinging
At Wednesday night’s debate between those in the race for the office of LA county sheriff, an...
Posting Late Today
We will be posting a bit later today— with news that includes a report on the first public...
Losing Joe McGinniss: December 9, 1942 – March 10, 2014
Journalist/author Joe McGinniss died unexpectedly on Monday, March 10. He’d been battling...
Fixing the “Truancy Crisis,” NYC Art Program Diverts Teen Taggers, Exonerated After 30 Years on Death Row…and More
KEEPING CALIFORNIA KIDS IN SCHOOL AND ON TRACK On Monday, California Attorney General Kamala...
Big Problems With Idaho’s Private Prison…. A New Sheriff Candidate Debate!….CA Needs Sentencing Reform…Out of Control Prosecutors…..& Paul Tanaka Has a Plan – UPDATED
FEDS INVESTIGATE AWFUL PRIVATE IDAHO PRISON (ARE YOU LISTENING CALIFORNIA??) The FBI has launched...
WitnessLA on “Deadline LA” Monday at 3 pm, KPFK 90.7 FM
Today, Monday, I’ll be on Deadline LA with Barbara Osborn and Howard Blume at 3 pm. You can...
Program Helps Kids in CA Lockup Repay Victims While Learning a Trade…LASD to Propose Early Release Risk Assessment Program…Sheriff Candidate Updates…and More
PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA YOUTH FACILITY ALLOWS KIDS TO LEARN TECH INDUSTRY WHILE EARNING MONEY AND...
Heartbreak Over Death of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee
The word first went out at around just before 9 am Friday morning that an LAPD officer had been...
More on the NY Mag Prisoner Hunger Strike Story, LASD Inspector General Wants Town Hall Meetings, a Rundown on Sheriff Candidates…and More
NPR’S FRESH AIR: HOW CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST PRISON HUNGER STRIKE WAS COORDINATED On...
The First Debate Between Sheriff’s Candidates, Rikers Island & Solitary, San Diego Prosecutors Admit to Cheating, Raising $$ for the Sheriff’s Campaigns… & More
THE ACLU AND THE LEAGUE OF WOMAN VOTERS ANNOUNCE FIRST BIG DEBATE BETWEEN CANDIDATES FOR LA COUNTY...
3 Indicted Deputies Say Baca & Tanaka Gave Orders to Hide Informant Anthony Brown—& Other LASD Deputies Smuggled in Drugs for Sales in LA Jails
A motion filed Tuesday, March 4, in federal court seeks to dismiss criminal charges against three...
More Radio: WLA on KPFK with Jon Wiener at 4 pm, 90.7 FM
At 4 pm Wednesday (actually more like 4:40 pm), I will be on KPFK (90.7 FM) with the excellent and...
LA Supe Molina Asks for LASD Internal Investigation Files…Breaking Out of Men’s Central Jail Cells…One Problem with “My Brother’s Keeper”…and More
LA SUPERVISOR MOLINA REQUESTS LASD FILES ON USE OF FORCE INSTANCES Los Angeles County Supervisor...
WitnessLA on KABC 790 With Peter Tilden at 10 p.m.
A QUICKIE NOTICE… I’ll be on Peter Tilden’s show tonight, Tuesday, a on KABC 790...
After Brief Sunshine, Darkness Again at LA Family Court….Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty…Alabama’s Women’s Prison Problem….& More
FAMILY COURT, WHERE FOSTER CARE CASES ARE DECIDED, IS CLOSED TO PRESS AGAIN IN AN APPELLATE COURT...