Monday afternoon, Dean Logan, Los Angeles County’s Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, sent out...
What question do you wish someone would ask LA DA George Gascón?
WitnessLA—which in this case means me—is interviewing Los Angeles District Attorney George...
College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but may increase arrest rates
Editor’s Note: On January 1, 2022, Ab 89, the Peace Officers Education and Age Conditions for...
LA Grand jury continues its probe into the troubling incident of the neck-kneeling sheriff’s deputy & its cover-up
On August 4, according to Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department got a...
Survivors Call on CA Legislators to Expand Access to Victim Compensation to Include Families Impacted by Violent Police Encounters
Victims and advocates are urging California legislators to pass a bill meant to ensure that the...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fires elected state prosecutor for signing a document in opposition to arresting women seeking abortions
Thursday morning, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he had removed State Attorney Andrew...
How do grand juries work? What is their role in criminal justice, & how & why prosecutors are using them to investigate efforts to overturn the 2020 election?
When former Los Angeles County sheriff Lee Baca, former undersheriff Paul Tanaka, and other members...
Incomplete data reporting at the start of the pandemic masked a troubling trend in California school suspensions
Over the past decade, California has been making incremental progress toward reducing suspensions...
New police accountability laws up demands on state agencies
New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the...
Sheriff Villanueva was coming to Monday’s hearing on deputy gangs. Now (predictably) he’s not
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s subpoena saga continues. Here’s the newest chapter...
Youth Diversion Programs in LA and SF Offer Kids Accused of Serious Crimes a Chance to Make Things Right
For a little over six months, kids accused of some serious crimes in Los Angeles County have the...
She Fought the Law and She Won: WeHo versus the LASD
Over the past month, there have been two competing headlines about West Hollywood’s fight with...
Racial Justice & Pedestrian Safety Fuel Jaywalking Debate, while CA has new bill to decriminalize low risk jaywalking
by Jenni Bergal of Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. For nearly a...
When ‘slow violence’ becomes ‘fast violence’ in an LA community besieged by industry and pollution
The Los Angeles community of Wilmington is home to the largest concentration of oil refineries in...
LA Dem’s endorse Luna over Villanueva, while Supes vote 4 to 1 to ask county voters to give the board authority to remove the sheriff
This past Tuesday, July 12, was not the greatest of days for Sheriff Alex Villanueva. First, the...
Drug courts face choice: Close or expand access after Prop. 47 fallout
Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in...
Governor Signs Bill to Eliminate Sex Work Loitering Law for Which Police Disproportionately Arrest Black People
Under a newly signed bill, police in California will no longer be able to enforce a section of the...
When Disability Intersects with Domestic Violence, Here’s How to Better Help Survivors
by Angela Kim I discovered I had a disability before I realized I was in an abusive...