THE DISMISSAL Wednesday morning, Judge Dale Fischer of the United States District Court for the...
Q & A With Jackie Lacey….Gun Talk…Prosecutorial Abuse, Part 2….& MD Gov. Pushes for Death Penalty Repeal,
WWJD—WHAT WILL JACKIE DO? PATT MORRISON INTERVIEWS NEW D.A. JACKIE LACEY Patt’s...
Prosecutorial Overreach and Why We Have to Care About the Life & Death of Aaron Swartz
Ever since the news leaked out that cyber wunderkind and activist, Aaron Swartz, had hanged...
WLA on KPFK's Deadline LA @ 2:30 p.m. Monday Afternoon—Discussing LASD, Realignment…and More
I’ll be on KPFK’s Deadline LA (9.7 FM) Monday afternoon at 2:30 with hosts Barbara...
New Report Talks About Pros & Cons of More Police in Schools….and More
As the discussion continues about how best to prevent other tragedies like the terrible shooting in...
LA County Sheriff's Deputy Says She Was the Victim of Sexual Coercion by 3 LASD Higher Ups – UPDATED
On Friday night, LA Times reporters Robert Faturechi and Richard Winton broke a story of another...
CNN "Hero" Susan Burton Tells Why Prison PlaySets for Kids are a Lousy Idea
FUN TIMES WITH TOY PRISONS FOR THE 4 AND UP CROWD “Imagine my shock and alarm to see that...
With His New Budget on the Horizon, Jerry Brown Says Prison Pop Problem Solved (or Maybe Not)……and More
GOVERNOR SAYS PRISON POPULATION CRISIS IS OVER, THAT FEDS SHOULD REMOVE THE POPULATION...
ISOLATING KIDS: A Bill to Limit Juvie Solitary Tries (Again) for Passage, While LA County Sends Kids to Isolation for Minor Incidents
LELAND YEE REINTRODUCES BILL TO LIMIT SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR KIDS Tuesday, State Senator Leland...
Running Late today, Check Back at Noon-ish
Internal LASD Memo Shows Fed probe Widening as New Grand Jury Subpoena Asks for Info on Deputy Gangs
According to an internal memo dated last Friday that WitnessLA has obtained, the LA Sheriff’s...
Oakland May Hire Bratton, the Good & Bad News From Foster Care, Nobel Laureate Slams Failed War on Drugs…and Death Row Lawyers Screw Up
OAKLAND WILL VOTE ON CONTROVERSIAL CHOICE TO HIRE BILL BRATTON TO HELP ITS TROUBLED POLICE...
"[Alex] Sanchez is due more than one apology, and I’ll start with mine."
In the past three and a half years that I’ve reported on the Alex Sanchez federal murder...
Living in LA's World of Guns, Restorative Justice & School Suspensions, Obama's Lousy Clemency Policy, Restorative Justice & Murder…..and More
NOVELIST JERVEY TERVALON TALKS ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO GROW UP WITH GUNS ALL TOO FREQUENTLY...
So What $$ Size Pensions Did LASD's Scandal-Plagued Captains Take Home?
After Matt Fleischer’s story about the reportedly forced retirement of LASD’s embattled...
Does Leaded Gas Cause Crime?……Yoga in Lock-Up….and the Cost/Benefit of Having Armed Guards in Schools
THE UNLIKELY AND POSSIBLY TRUE STORY OF THE AFFECT OF LEAD GASOLINE ON THE AMERICAN CRIME RATE Yes...
Two Sheriff's Department Captains Retire Under a Cloud – by Matt Fleischer
SCANDAL-RIDDEN SHERIFF’S DEPT. CAPTAINS CRUZ AND ABRAM RETIRE QUICKLY….AND TAKE...
LASD's Paul Tanaka Files For 3rd Term as Gardena Mayor, Then Withdraws
An interesting story just popped up in the Daily Breeze regarding Paul Tanka, the Los Angeles...