Before Gonzales began his official testimony, he asked to first present a prewritten statement...
DEPORTING GRANDMA by Matt Fleischer
DEPORTING GRANDMA In its desire to look tough on immigration for swing voters, is the Obama...
Judge Nixes Baca’s Legal Move to Get ACLU Axed from Class Action Suit….and More
In January of this year, the ACLU of Southern California brought a massive class action suit, ...
Jackie Lacey: “The Voters are saying the D.A.’s office is not for sale.”
JACKIE SPEAKS LA Now got these thoughts from Jackie Lacey on Wednesday morning, once her victory...
Eight School Discipline Bills Move Forward and Roosevelt High School Hosts Youth Justice Conference
8 BILLS TO CURB HARSH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE MOVE FORWARD IN LEGISLATURE Eight nice, new bills meant to...
Prop. 8 Heads for SCOTUS, Lawsuit Challenges LAUSD Teacher Protections…and More
PROP 8 CASE MAKES IT PAST 9TH CIRCUIT (AGAIN) The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal on...
ENDORSEMENT: Choosing LA’s District Attorney…..and the Matter of Seeking Justice
Yesterday, while thinking about the race for Los Angeles District Attorney, I happened to reread...
Solitary Confinement as Torture, Problematic Plea Bargains, and Dependency Court Delays
LAWSUIT SAYS TIME IN SHUS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TORTURE The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a...
Kids Visit Locked-Up Fathers, Race Matters in Juvie Sentencing…and More
“GET ON THE BUS” TAKES KIDS TO SEE LOCKED UP DADS FOR FATHER’S...
At the Public Commission Meeting, A Shattered Father Speaks… by Matt Fleischer
AT THE JAIL COMMISSION COMMUNITY MEETING, A FATHER’S ANGUISHED TESTIMONY HAS EVERYONE...
Mentally Ill Housed in Jails, Families’ Rights to Autopsy Photo Privacy, and more…
STATE’S MENTALLY ILL WAIT IN JAILS FOR HOSPITAL SPACE TO BECOME AVAILABLE California’s...
Jail Commission Has Community Hearing Wednesday Night, Wants Your Input
Both the Christopher and the Kolts Commissions made good use of public hearings in creating their...
Louisiana Prison Capital of the World, Brian Banks Exonerated, and more…
LOUISIANA LEADS THE WORLD IN INCARCERATION RATES Louisiana has more people behind bars per...
For All Our Service People, Present and Past, With Gratitude
Above is Karl Marlantes, the author of the excellent Vietnam novel, Matterhorn and, more recently...
WitnessLA is a Finalist for Three LA Press Club Awards
WitnessLA is very happy to report that we are a finalist in three categories for this year’s...
Cruel and Unusual: U.S. Sentencing Practices Vs. Everybody Else by Matthew Fleischer
CRUEL & UNUSUAL: U.S. SENTENCING PRACTICES VS. EVERYBODY ELSE by Matthew Fleischer In...
Veteran PTSD Stigma, Homeboy & the Solar Industry, and Twitterature…
VETERANS COME HOME FROM BATTLE TO FACE PTSD STIGMA In honor of Memorial Day–and because...
Bill to Lift Media Ban on Interviewing Inmates, LAUSD Police Still Ticket Too Many Kids, and More…
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS MAY VOTE TO GIVE MEDIA MORE PRISON ACCESS (IT’S ABOUT TIME) A...