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...
Will SCOTUS Take on Gay Rights?, Few Federal Prisoners Receive Compassionate Release…and More
WHY NO INFO (YET) FROM SCOTUS ON PENDING GAY RIGHTS CASES? The Supreme Court was expected to...
Witness Says Deputies Shot Unarmed, Nonthreatening Man, CA TRUST ACT 2.0…and More
WITNESS AND DEPUTIES HAVE DIFFERENT STORIES ON OFFICER-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING A woman who...
THE ART OF CHANGING BRAINS: Neurofeedback and Incarcerated Kids
EDITOR’S NOTE: Next year, among other topics, we’ll be looking deeply into how we...
Shifting Views on Incarceration, SCOTUS & Gay Rights Controversy…and More
with Celeste Fremon LOCK-UPS AND CRIME REDUCTION CONCEPTS Nationally-renowned corrections expert...
OC Sheriff Faces Cancer Diagnosis, Riordan Pension Reform Nixed, and Green Dot Finalist for Major Fed Grant
OC SHERIFF HUTCHENS SAYS BREAST CANCER WON’T STOP HER Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens...
DA declines to file on LASD Captain Bernice Abrams for Protecting Accused Drug Dealer
Over the weekend, another chapter surfaced in one of the many perplexing sagas that continue to...
SCOTUS to Decide on Friday Whether to Rule on CA's Prop 8….and Other Stories
WILL THE SUPREMES RULE ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF GAY MARRIAGE OVERALL…OR ONLY SEE LESS...
15 Reasons Why We're Thankful This Year
As we near the end of 2012, we at WitnessLA believe there is quite a bit to be thankful for within...
The Affect of 2 Violent Crimes on Two Young Men….Plus Women & Weed
THE AFTERMATH OF BULLETS & THE DANGEROUS DECISION THEY REQUIRED On Sunday, the LA Times ran...
LAPD Use-of-Force Issues, LASD Investigates Photo Exchange Between Officers…and More
ONE MORE INCIDENT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT LAPD USE-OF-FORCE ON RESTRAINED SUSPECTS In yet another...
LAUSD's Charters, The Anti-Charter Warrior Queen…and More on Edu Reform
LAUSD HAS HIGHEST CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE NATION The Los Angeles Unified School district...
Why Voters Liked Prop 36, Media Ethics in Child Dependency Court…and More
SURVEY LOOKS AT WHY VOTERS PASSED PROP 36 A new survey from Californians for Safety and Justice...
The Conservative War on Prisons, The LAPPL Challenges Riordan to a Debate….and Petraeus (Sure. Why not?)
CONSERVATIVES GO TO WAR AGAINST PRISONS In brilliant, must read article for Washington Monthly, ...