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Judge first knocked down CA’s “No Secret Police Act,” but gave the go-ahead to the “No Vigilantes Act.” Then things changed

February 10, 2026
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Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
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The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
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Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
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A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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Dangerous Jails • LA County Jail • Sheriff Lee Baca • The LA Justice Report

DANGEROUS JAILS, Part 2: Ignoring the Warnings – by Matt Fleischer

December 1, 2011
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article below is Part Two of WitnessLA’s three-part investigation into the...

Civil Rights • LAPD • Occupy

Occupy LA: Tuesday Night: LAPD Removes the Occupiers (Mostly) Peacefully

November 29, 2011
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3:25: THE MAYOR AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE COME OUT AND SAY A FEW WORDS Villaraigosa said of Chief...

How Appealing • Must Reads • Uncategorized

5 Tuesday Must Reads (& a Must Watch)

November 29, 2011
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AMERICAN FAMILIES LIVING IN CARS More than 16 million American kids are living in poverty right...

Occupy

Occupy LA Showdown: Eviction at 12:01 Doesn’t Happen, Monday Morning, Park Still Occupied (A LIVE-ISH BLOG)

November 27, 2011
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9:23 AM MONDAY: It is unclear what will happen next. But congratulations to LAPD and Occupy LA...

Life and Life Only

Thankful

November 24, 2011
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Hope your day has been a good one. And what Mick said. We’re all in this together. xoxo: ...

Bears and Alligators • Board of Supervisors • How Appealing • Jail • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Jail • LASD • Obama • Occupy • Sheriff Lee Baca • Uncategorized

Short Takes: Presidential Pardons, 9th Circuit on Grizzlies, & Bratton on Pepper Patrol, The LA Times on Jails Building

November 23, 2011
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GOOD NEWS, OBAMA ISSUES FIRST COMMUTATION OF HIS PRESIDENCY. BAD NEWS: WHAT TOOK HIM SO LONG? AND...

Occupy • Uncategorized

OCCUPY AMAZON: Customer “Reviews” get Peppery and Political

November 22, 2011
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As you will easily discern, the above video documents the troubling and now iconic event that took...

Juvenile Justice • Sentencing • Uncategorized

Brandon McInerney, 17, Takes a Deal, Will Get Out When He’s 38

November 22, 2011
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BRANDON MC INERNEY, 17, TAKES A 21-YEAR DEAL FOR THE FATAL SHOOTING OF CLASSMATE LARRY KING As you...

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Murder, Dying Inmates, and Acts of Redemption

November 21, 2011
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The LA Times’ Kurt Streeter has written a very affecting 2-part series on prison...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Gangs • Probation • Public Health • Social Justice

Violence Prevention: Barking With the Choir and Standing With the Despised

November 21, 2011
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Nearly 20 years ago The California Wellness Foundation was one of the first organizations of...

Violence Prevention

Off to the California Wellness Foundation Conference on Violence Prevention

November 17, 2011
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I’ll be doing a bit of posting from the event, which looks to be excellent this year, but...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Must Reads • Sentencing

Wednesday Short Takes: Medical Parole, Drugs & IQ, and New Crime Theories

November 16, 2011
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ONE OF THE FIRST 24 INMATES RELEASED ON SO-CALLED MEDICAL PAROLE MAY HAVE PAROLE REVOKED DUE TO...

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OCCUPY! Zuccotti Park Raided by NYPD, Top Aid to Oakland Mayor Resigns…..and I Talk Occupy on NBC’s The Filter

November 15, 2011
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NYPD CLEARED ZUCCOTTI PARK OF OWS PROTESTERS AND TENTS AROUND 1 AM TUESDAY MORNING…PROTESTERS...

Courts • DCFS • Foster Care

A New Study Shows Why AB 12—Set to Begin Jan 2012— is So Urgently Needed

November 14, 2011
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Last year, California legislature passed AB 12, the bill that gives another three years of aid to...

Life and Life Only

To All Our Veterans, With Deep, Deep Gratitude

November 11, 2011
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In honor of those who have served—and are serving—in our behalf, a booklist. Not so...

Courts • Criminal Justice • Families • Gender • LA County Jail • Sentencing • Sheriff Lee Baca

Abusive Spousal Support….Realignment Panic…& the GOP on Criminal Justice

November 11, 2011
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CALIFORNIA WOMAN FORCED TO PAY HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND SPOUSAL SUPPORT? REALLY? What is this judge...

American Voices • Future of Journalism • Los Angeles Times • Writers and Writing

Laurie Winer on Sam Zell and the Dismantling of the LA Times

November 11, 2011
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Former LA Times theater critic, Laurie Winer, has ostensibly written a review of James...

Jail • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Jail • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

Former Men’s Central Jail Captain Dan Cruz Relieved of Duty

November 10, 2011
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The former commanding officer of Men’s Central Jail, Captain Daniel Cruz, was relieved of...

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