Monday, the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board—along with just about anyone with any sense—has...
A Pennsylvania prison gets a Scandinavian-style makeover – and shows how the US penal system could become more humane
The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about...
“Unconscionable” Jail Conditions Spur LA County Supervisors to Explore Building Locked Mental Health Facilities
On Tuesday, September 13, after hearing about persistent, inhumane conditions at Los Angeles...
Deputy Gangs hearing #6: harassment of witnesses & whistleblowers continues
One of the main themes of last Friday's hearing was the pattern of attempted intimidation and...
Inside the team pioneering California’s red flag law
“Red flag” laws have been slow to take off in many places, but San Diego’s program shows how...
Civilian Oversight continues to probe the toxic world of deputy gangs despite Sheriff Villanueva’s “tsunami of obstruction”
It’s been a scandal-filled week for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the...
Impact Justice and Its Project Pairing Homeowners With Formerly Incarcerated Tenants Gets a $15 Million Boost
With a $15 million pot of funding in California’s 2022-23 budget, the organization Impact Justice...
Is Sheriff’s search of homes of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl & oversight commissioner Patti Giggans part of a pattern? Report says yes.
At approximately 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at...
Where people in prison come from: The geography of mass incarceration in California
by Emily Widra and Felicia Gomez of the Prison Policy Initiative One of the...
Yes, Slavery Is on the Ballot in These States
Editor’s Note: California banned slavery in 1850, two years before the Thirteenth...
LA Supervisors Move Forward With Firefighting Career Center Plans to Replace Juvenile Camp
A former juvenile probation lockup, Camp David Gonzales in Malibu Canyon, will soon house a...
New LASD Whistleblower tells of the sheriff’s budget manipulations, rigged promotions, & an alarming array of other forms of corruption
A new whistleblower lawsuit against the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in general, and Sheriff...
WitnessLA a finalist for Non-Profit News Award!
Every year the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) selects the winners of the INN Nonprofit News...
More on the LASD Deputy who crashed & left the scene arrested for drunk driving
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal was first to break the news on Friday night that a Los Angeles...
Reefer Madness: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Destroys Home due to… Solar Panels
Here’s the funny thing. Sergeant Olguin had no search warrant. According to a lawsuit filed by...
New LA Innocence Project, Funded by Exoneree, Will Partner With Forensic Scientists to Uncover Wrongful Convictions
Andrew Wilson spent 32 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now, with a founding...
After Decades of Fed Oversight, OIG Finds Medical Care at CA’s High Desert Prison “Inadequate”
After two decades of federal oversight of the state’s prison system, medical services at...
Nation’s First Standalone Prison Campus Celebrates Graduation
But COVID-19 outbreaks at San Quentin loomed in the background of the festivities.