WOOO-HOOO! We were extremely honored (and kinda blown away) when WitnessLA won 1st Place in both...
Thoughts on Gov. Brown’s Battle Over Prison Population, LAPD Report: Dorner Firing Valid…and More
GOV. BROWN’S DEFIANCE OF FEDERAL COURT ORDERS The Atlantic’s Andrew Cohen, in a...
Judges Order Gov. Jerry to Start Releasing Prisoners, CA Public Records Act No Longer in Jeopardy…and More
FEDERAL JUDGES TELL GOV. BROWN HE MUST START COMPLYING WITH ORDERED CAP ON PRISON POP. On Thursday...
Waiting 4 SCOTUS On Prop. 8 & DOMA…..Oakland Commits to Ambitious School Reform……2 Sad & Notable Deaths…
HOW WILL THE SUPREMES RULE ON GAY MARRIAGE? WILL THEY BE BRILLIANTLY GAME-CHANGING OR...
LA Sheriff’s Deputy Claims She was Fired for Not Backing up Partner’s False Story
Both ABC 7 and NBC 4 have story about former LA Sheriff’s deputy Penelope Armstrong who is...
LA Supes Meeting: Realignment and DCFS Commission, CA Gang Database Bill Moves Forward…and More
PROBATION CHIEF CALLS FOR MORE “SPLIT SENTENCES” In a realignment progress report to...
Breakdown on Monday’s SCOTUS Rulings, and CA Prison Overcrowding Increasing…plus Motion for DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission
The Supreme Court, nearing the end of the 2012 term, delivered several notable decisions on...
Racially Biased Justice in the News: Weed Arrests, NYC’s Stop & Frisk….and a Happy Dad’s Day Story
It’s been three and a half years since Michelle Alexander’s essential book, The New Jim...
Press Opinions on McDonnell/Baca, Compelling Arguments for Juvenile Justice Reform…and More
REGRETTING LB POLICE CHIEF JIM MCDONNELL’S DECISION NOT TO CHALLENGE BACA Tuesday evening...
Sup. Mark Ridley-Thomas Proposes New DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission for Child Protection
At next Tuesday’s board meeting, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will introduce a motion to...
LAPD’s Less Serious Uses of Force Under-Documented, New Bill to Help Trafficked Children…and More
LAPD WATCHDOG FLAGS UNDER-DOCUMATION OF NON-LETHAL USES OF FORCE AS PROBLEMATIC The inspector...
Fixing Foster Care: Does DCFS Need Its Own Citizens’ Commission?…and More
When he started 15 months ago, most felt that DCFS Chief Philip Browning was exactly the right...
Long Beach Chief Jim McDonnell Will NOT Run for Sheriff Against Lee Baca
We’d been hearing the rumors for weeks, that after a long exploratory period in which Long...
LA Foster Kids Graduate, SCOTUS Rules on Sentencing Guidelines…and More
FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2013 LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina...
A Murdered Palmdale Child & the Everyday Wounds of Thousands of LA Children….One Good DCFS Story….Drug Convictions & The “Wobbler Option”
DCFS CHIEF BROWNING CLAIMS PRESSURE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER IS PART OF THE “CULTURE”...
Shootings in Santa Monica & at Santa Monica College, 5 Dead, Multiple Crime Scenes
Shootings occurred in Santa Monica at multiple locations, one at Santa Monica College reportedly...
New Survey Reports Views of California’s Crime Victims, With Surprising Results, Stirring Controversy
ONE IN FIVE CALIFORNIANS According to a new survey released on Thursday, 1 in 5 Californians has...
House Votes to Deport “Dreamers,” Tar Pits Cold Case…and More
(Video of Thursday’s House decision getting booed.) HOUSE PASSES AMENDMENT AGAINST DEFERRED...