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#JusticeBriefs2026

Op-Ed: The Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas Is Not a Joke: Representative Democracy Is at Stake

October 9, 2026
#Justice • #The California Justice Report

WitnessLA Comes to Substack

October 7, 2026
#NoKings

A quick look at how SCOTUS ruled in favor of Democracy, then our nation went to war, and the president threatened the Supremes

March 18, 2026
#NoKings

Judge first knocked down CA’s “No Secret Police Act,” but gave the go-ahead to the “No Vigilantes Act.” Then things changed

February 10, 2026
#DangerousJails

Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
#NoKings

The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Jail • LGBTQ

The LA "Charity Buccaneer" Still Rides….Jail Strip Search Payout In SF…. Star Gay Marriage Opponent Reverses Direction…and More

January 30, 2013
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RICHARD WALDON AND OPERATION USA: THE “CHARITY BUCCANEER” STILL RIDES AFTER 35...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Education • Juvenile Justice • LA County Jail • LASD

Man Found Dead in Men's Central Jail Cell….Fontana School Cops Buy Semi-Auto Rifles….Congressional Committee Wants Info on Aaron Swartz Case….And More

January 29, 2013
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MAN FOUND DEAD IN CELL IN LA COUNTY’S MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL An inmate was found...

Child Sexual Abuse • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Human Rights • LASD • Life and Life Only • Prosecutors • Reentry • Sentencing • Women's Issues

40 Years of Roe…..Coroner Says Man Killed by Deputies Shot in Back….Controversy Over Restitution for Victims of Child Porn…..3 Strikers Getting Out Face Challenges

January 28, 2013
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40 YEARS OF ROE V. WADE MARKED WITH RALLIES AND COUNTER RALLIES IN SF AND ELSEWHERE THere were...

California Budget • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Education • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

The State of the State…Innovative School Strategy in Oxnard,

January 25, 2013
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GOV. JERRY BROWN’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS Governor Jerry Brown’s state of the...

Charlie Beck • LA County Board of Supervisors • LAPD • LASD • Police • Probation • Realignment • Sheriff Lee Baca

Which LA Police Departments Will Get the $7 Million in Realignment Funds? (And What's the Deal with Gardena?)

January 24, 2013
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LA POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO GET $$ TO HELP WITH ADDED BUDGET BURDENS CAUSED BY REALIGNMENT When...

CDCR • Charlie Beck • LAPD • LASD • Parole Policy • Probation • Sheriff Lee Baca

Are Californians on Probation or Parole Committing the Majority of the State's New Crimes?

January 23, 2013
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THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION MAY SURPRISE YOU It has long been assumed by many law enforcement and...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • Gender • Immigration & Justice • LGBTQ • Obama • Sentencing • Supreme Court

Obama, the Inaugural Address, Gay Rights & Other Social Justice Issues

January 22, 2013
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There is a lot of news that is worth your attention this week: a significant new report with...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Guns • Innocence • Prosecutors

Guidance, Not Guns….More on Aaron Swartz…A Cold Case Leads to Revelations of Forensic Misconduct

January 17, 2013
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POST SANDYHOOK, LIZ RYAN ABOUT WHAT WORKS TO PROTECT KIDS FROM VIOLENCE Liz Ryan, president and...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • Prosecutors

After 3 1/2 Years, Charges Against Gang Intervention Leader Alex Sanchez Officially Dropped, but the Costs to his Family Remain

January 17, 2013
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THE DISMISSAL Wednesday morning, Judge Dale Fischer of the United States District Court for the...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Death Penalty • District Attorney • Guns • Prosecutors

Q & A With Jackie Lacey….Gun Talk…Prosecutorial Abuse, Part 2….& MD Gov. Pushes for Death Penalty Repeal,

January 16, 2013
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WWJD—WHAT WILL JACKIE DO? PATT MORRISON INTERVIEWS NEW D.A. JACKIE LACEY Patt’s...

Freedom of Information • Life and Life Only • Sentencing

Prosecutorial Overreach and Why We Have to Care About the Life & Death of Aaron Swartz

January 15, 2013
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Ever since the news leaked out that cyber wunderkind and activist, Aaron Swartz, had hanged...

LASD • Realignment • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

WLA on KPFK's Deadline LA @ 2:30 p.m. Monday Afternoon—Discussing LASD, Realignment…and More

January 14, 2013
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I’ll be on KPFK’s Deadline LA (9.7 FM) Monday afternoon at 2:30 with hosts Barbara...

Guns • School to Prison Pipeline • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

New Report Talks About Pros & Cons of More Police in Schools….and More

January 14, 2013
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As the discussion continues about how best to prevent other tragedies like the terrible shooting in...

LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

LA County Sheriff's Deputy Says She Was the Victim of Sexual Coercion by 3 LASD Higher Ups – UPDATED

January 12, 2013
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On Friday night, LA Times reporters Robert Faturechi and Richard Winton broke a story of another...

LAPD • Prison • Race & Justice • Sheriff Lee Baca

CNN "Hero" Susan Burton Tells Why Prison PlaySets for Kids are a Lousy Idea

January 11, 2013
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FUN TIMES WITH TOY PRISONS FOR THE 4 AND UP CROWD “Imagine my shock and alarm to see that...

CDCR • Charlie Beck • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Education • Gangs • Juvenile Justice • LAPD • Prison • Prison Policy • Realignment • State Government • Supreme Court

With His New Budget on the Horizon, Jerry Brown Says Prison Pop Problem Solved (or Maybe Not)……and More

January 10, 2013
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GOVERNOR SAYS PRISON POPULATION CRISIS IS OVER, THAT FEDS SHOULD REMOVE THE POPULATION...

Juvenile Justice • Sentencing • Solitary

ISOLATING KIDS: A Bill to Limit Juvie Solitary Tries (Again) for Passage, While LA County Sends Kids to Isolation for Minor Incidents

January 9, 2013
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LELAND YEE REINTRODUCES BILL TO LIMIT SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR KIDS Tuesday, State Senator Leland...

Life and Life Only

Running Late today, Check Back at Noon-ish

January 9, 2013
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