Did he often infuriate us? Oh, hell yeah. But Christopher Hitchens wrote with great power...
DANGEROUS JAILS: Help Needed with Sheriff’s Department Reporting
9:50 PM UPDATE: Amazing! In Just a few hours you all came through, and Matt’s next story...
Jails Commission Adds 2 More Members—One a Strong Jails Reformer
The special Jail Violence Commission ordered by the LA County Board of Supervisors has added its...
Is a Federal Consent Decree Coming for LA’s Juvie Probation Camps?
THE LATEST DOJ REPORT FUELS RENEWED SPECULATION THAT A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE MIGHT BE IN THE...
Posting Later Today (Okay, I lied. Tomorrow.)
Neck deep in another project so late and light in posting. Check back. UPDATE: See, I really...
Imprisoned for 18 Years, the West Memphis 3 Are Freed by the Power of Movies
Eighteen years ago, three West Memphis teenagers were falsely accused of the 1993 murders of a trio...
At $120 Million a Year, Can California Afford the Death Penality?
During his 8 years in office, former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti had no problem...
Killing Wolves, LAPD Used Private Security “Shirts”…& More LASD News
WLA STORY ON UNDERSHERIFF PAUL TANAKA GETS MORE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND SUPERVISORS TO COME...
Dangerous Jails, Part 3: THE PRINCE – by Matt Fleischer
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article below is Part Three of WitnessLA’s investigation into the culture of...
Supremes Consider Defendents’ Right to Confront Accusers, & other Legal Issues
CASE BEFORE SCOTUS ASKS: WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE ON THE 6TH AMENDMENT? Wednesday’s WaPo has...
More Stories about the Occupy LA Arrests—and the LASD Aftermath
Although most of the police handled themselves well on Occupy LA Eviction Night, more stories...
HACLA Banditry, Race & Pardons, Deputy Assaults, & Kids Pay for Parents’ Sins
SO CAL CONNECTED EXPOSES OUTRAGEOUS HOUSING AUTHORITY CORRUPTION, HEAD GUY IS OUSTED—AND...
You, Me, Joan Didion and the Devil Wind
As all this blowing continues to tear shingles off roofs, branches off trees, and trees off their...
Dear Sheriff Baca, It’s Time To Steer Your Own Ship—Soon Would be Good
Friday’s LA Times contains an editorial that has strong words for Sheriff Lee Baca, who...
DANGEROUS JAILS, Part 2: Ignoring the Warnings – by Matt Fleischer
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article below is Part Two of WitnessLA’s three-part investigation into the...
Occupy LA: Tuesday Night: LAPD Removes the Occupiers (Mostly) Peacefully
3:25: THE MAYOR AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE COME OUT AND SAY A FEW WORDS Villaraigosa said of Chief...
5 Tuesday Must Reads (& a Must Watch)
AMERICAN FAMILIES LIVING IN CARS More than 16 million American kids are living in poverty right...
Occupy LA Showdown: Eviction at 12:01 Doesn’t Happen, Monday Morning, Park Still Occupied (A LIVE-ISH BLOG)
9:23 AM MONDAY: It is unclear what will happen next. But congratulations to LAPD and Occupy LA...