According to a statement that went out to Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department personnel late ...
A Cluster of Post Holiday Must Reads
Yes, yes, we’re still on hiatus, but here are some quick stories that surfaced while everyone...
Part 2 of Aero Bureau Audit Reportedly Finds Improper Flights (But Not Much Else) – UPDATED
UPDATED: (Scroll down for update and Audit} Part 2 of the much delayed audit of the Los Angeles...
After 3 1/2 Years, Charges Against Alex Sanchez Could Vanish—or Not
Late on Monday, federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss “without prejudice” all...
LA Jails Deputies Testify Before Fed Grand Jury About Reportedly Hiding an Inmate from the FBI
A Federal Grand Jury is now investigating whether certain members of the LA County Sheriff’s...
WitnessLA is Taking a Christmas Break – Back January 4
As longtime WLA readers know, we usually put up a string of Christmas videos at this juncture, and...
Overwhelming Grief
“”A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her...
Mayoral Candidates Talk Neighborhood Safety, Cops, Gang Intervention & More
On Thursday night LA mayoral candidates allowed themselves to be grilled for nearly two hours on...
BIg Mike Gets Wellness Foundation's Peace Prize, the LA Weekly Profiles Baca…and More
THE WELLNESS FOUNDATION CELEBRATES BIG MIKE Last night, Michael “Big Mike” Cummings was...
Sen. Ted Lieu Says It Should Be a Felony if Parolees Cut Off GBS Devices
According to State Senator Ted Lieu, around 800 California parolees who were assigned GBS...
Hundreds of Letters From Kids & Adults Pour in for School-to-Prison Pipeline Senate Hearing…and More
As we mentioned earlier, the US Senate Subcommittee on on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human...
Unusual Bedfellows for CA Realignment Reform….The Homeboy 5K….The Anti-Suspension School…..& More
UNLIKELY NEW BFFs UNITE OVER PUSH FOR BETTER REENTRY PROGRAMS & NO NEW JAILS IN CA...
Thoughts on SCOTUS & Prop 8 Possibilites…Victims of the False Confession Capital…and Wolves
Now that we know that the US Supreme Court will, indeed, consider the issue of California’s...
Supremes Will Rule on Prop 8 & the Edie Windsor DOMA Case! AMAZING.
A lot of people have good stories on SCOTUS’s Friday pleasantly amazing decision to hear both...
Baca Must Fork Over Unredacted Ruben Salazar Files….and More
MALDEF PRIES UNREDACTED RUBEN SALAZAR RECORDS AWAY FROM BACA AFTER 2 YEARS OF POINTLESS LEGAL...
Sheriff Baca Changes Stance on S-Comm, Florida's Model Juvenile Justice System…and More
SHERIFF BACA WON’T HOLD LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS FOR ICE Sheriff Lee Baca announced Wednesday that...
Congressional Hearing on "School-to-Prison Pipeline," Correctional Guards and PTSD…and More
SEN. DURBIN TAKES ZERO-TOLERANCE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ISSUES TO THE NATIONAL STAGE Senator Dick...
DA Lacey is Sworn in, Board of Supes to Appoint Jails Reform Monitor…and More
JACKIE LACEY IS SWORN IN AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY—LA’s FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST BLACK DA Frank...