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December 31, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 3: the Myth of the Model Inmate

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 2: How discipline plays an outsized role in CA parole decisions

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

What the Menendez Brothers Parole hearings tell us about prison discipline, Part 1

December 29, 2025
#NoSafePlace

Is LA County’s women’s jail still an unsafe place for women to be? A new lawsuit says YES

December 28, 2025
#Oversight

LASD Oversight Part 3: LA County’s Inspector General has announced his retirement. But he has a lot more to tell us re: The struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department,

December 17, 2025
Crime and Punishment • Foster Care • Immigration & Justice • Juvenile Justice

Will SCOTUS Take on Gay Rights?, Few Federal Prisoners Receive Compassionate Release…and More

December 3, 2012
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WHY NO INFO (YET) FROM SCOTUS ON PENDING GAY RIGHTS CASES? The Supreme Court was expected to...

Criminal Justice • Immigration & Justice • LASD • LGBTQ • Supreme Court

Witness Says Deputies Shot Unarmed, Nonthreatening Man, CA TRUST ACT 2.0…and More

November 30, 2012
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WITNESS AND DEPUTIES HAVE DIFFERENT STORIES ON OFFICER-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING A woman who...

Juvenile Justice • Probation

THE ART OF CHANGING BRAINS: Neurofeedback and Incarcerated Kids

November 29, 2012
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Next year, among other topics, we’ll be looking deeply into how we...

Crime and Punishment • LA County Board of Supervisors • LGBTQ • Supreme Court

Shifting Views on Incarceration, SCOTUS & Gay Rights Controversy…and More

November 28, 2012
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with Celeste Fremon LOCK-UPS AND CRIME REDUCTION CONCEPTS Nationally-renowned corrections expert...

Education • Green Dot • LAPD • LAPPL • LAUSD

OC Sheriff Faces Cancer Diagnosis, Riordan Pension Reform Nixed, and Green Dot Finalist for Major Fed Grant

November 27, 2012
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OC SHERIFF HUTCHENS SAYS BREAST CANCER WON’T STOP HER Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens...

District Attorney • FBI • LASD • Los Angeles Times • Sheriff Lee Baca

DA declines to file on LASD Captain Bernice Abrams for Protecting Accused Drug Dealer

November 26, 2012
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Over the weekend, another chapter surfaced in one of the many perplexing sagas that continue to...

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SCOTUS to Decide on Friday Whether to Rule on CA's Prop 8….and Other Stories

November 26, 2012
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WILL THE SUPREMES RULE ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF GAY MARRIAGE OVERALL…OR ONLY SEE LESS...

California Supreme Court • Criminal Justice • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • FBI • Foster Care • Juvenile Justice • LASD • LAUSD • LGBTQ • LWOP Kids • Marijuana Laws • Realignment • Uncategorized • War on Drugs • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

15 Reasons Why We're Thankful This Year

November 21, 2012
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As we near the end of 2012, we at WitnessLA believe there is quite a bit to be thankful for within...

Criminal Justice • Gangs • Life and Life Only • Marijuana Laws • Sentencing

The Affect of 2 Violent Crimes on Two Young Men….Plus Women & Weed

November 20, 2012
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THE AFTERMATH OF BULLETS & THE DANGEROUS DECISION THEY REQUIRED On Sunday, the LA Times ran...

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LAPD Use-of-Force Issues, LASD Investigates Photo Exchange Between Officers…and More

November 19, 2012
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ONE MORE INCIDENT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT LAPD USE-OF-FORCE ON RESTRAINED SUSPECTS In yet another...

Education

LAUSD's Charters, The Anti-Charter Warrior Queen…and More on Edu Reform

November 16, 2012
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LAUSD HAS HIGHEST CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE NATION The Los Angeles Unified School district...

2012 Election • Foster Care

Why Voters Liked Prop 36, Media Ethics in Child Dependency Court…and More

November 15, 2012
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SURVEY LOOKS AT WHY VOTERS PASSED PROP 36 A new survey from Californians for Safety and Justice...

LAFD • LAPD • LAPPL • Prison Policy • Propositions • Right on Crime

The Conservative War on Prisons, The LAPPL Challenges Riordan to a Debate….and Petraeus (Sure. Why not?)

November 14, 2012
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CONSERVATIVES GO TO WAR AGAINST PRISONS In brilliant, must read article for Washington Monthly, ...

LGBTQ • Parole Policy • Prison

Continued LGBT Military Inequalities, Money Incentives for Corrections Facilities, and Dismissing Parole Violations

November 13, 2012
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LGBT SERVICEMEMBERS STILL BRAVE INJUSTICE IN MILITARY A year after the landmark repeal of...

Juvenile Justice • Probation

Chief of Troubled LA County Probation Hires 2 for Top Spots & Promises "Culture of Change"

November 12, 2012
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Los Angeles County Probation Chief, Jerry Powers, has hired two talented outsiders to help him...

Crime and Punishment • How Appealing • LGBTQ • Marijuana Laws • Medical Marijuana

WA's Marijuana Law Already Has an Effect….'Script Drugs Have a Deadly Effect.. Prop 8 & SCOTUS

November 12, 2012
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SLEWS OF MARIJUANA PROSECUTIONS DROPPED IN WASHINGTON Although the Washington State marijuana law...

American Voices • War • Writers and Writing

VETERANS DAY: With Gratitude & Respect for Those Who Have Served

November 11, 2012
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/> A FEW LITERARY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump...

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Analyzing Criminal Justice Ballot Results, Challenging Prop 35, and Newly-Adopted LA Library ID Cards

November 9, 2012
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NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE BALLOT OUTCOMES AND EFFECTS In an interactive map post called...

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