Finally, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to create a Citizens’...
Independent Jails Commission Likely to be Approved by Supes
The proposed 5-person Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence will be voted on by the LA County...
The Fed Jails Probe Widens & Sheriff Says He Knew Nada
Two important things having to do with the LA County Jails abuse scandal and with Sheriff Lee Baca...
Party for Jim Newton’s Ike Bio Draws LA Politicos & Journos
A pile of journalist and editor types plus a gaggle of politicos gathered late Sunday afternoon to...
Board of Supes to Vote Tues. on a “Citizens’ Commission” to Probe Jails Abuse
At next Tuesday’s Board meeting, Supervisors Zev Yaroslavksy and Mark Ridley-Thomas will...
ACLU Files Racial Profiling Suit Re: Creepy Incident With 56 Glendale Students
The ACLU of So Cal filed a racial profiling lawsuit against Glendale Unified School District, the...
Probation Chief Donald Blevins Officially Hands in Resignation Thursday
While Probation Chief Don Blevins last day at work will not be until October 21, 2011, he...
Incidents Where Deputies “Get Away” with Inmate Abuse May be on the Rise, says Independent Monitor’s New Report
In his most recent report on the jails, Michael Gennaco, head of LA County’s Office of...
Sheriff Says He’s Willing to Change System of Deputies Working in Jails 1st
Sheriff Lee Baca made news during the Tuesday taping of the KCRW show Which Way LA? with Warren...
Re: the Jails Mess, Baca Says He’d Welcome a Civilian Commission, So Where are the Supes?
On Tuesday morning, both the LA Times editorial board and WitnessLA called for the LA County...
Baca Appoints Tanaka to Head Up Task Force, Jails Probe Needs a Christopher Commission…& More
SHERIFF BACA APPOINTS PAUL TANAKA TO HEAD UP SPECIAL JAIL INVESTIGATIONS TASK FORCE We all...
2 Big Reasons Why the Calls for Sheriff Lee Baca to Resign are Dead Wrong
In a blogpost that appeared on the LA Times website in the late morning this past Friday, columnist...
A Former Deputy Tells Another Jail Abuse Story, A View of Realignment, More Probation Chief Blevins’ Exit
In the last few weeks, the LA Times’ Robert Faturechi has been doing some fine and very...
“One More Thing,” Steve Jobs: R.I.P
My 25-year-old techie son said it well: It hits you hard when a genius dies. Yep. Like many...
Don Blevins Reportedly Will “Resign” From Probation, Avoiding a Firing Vote
Soon to be ankling Probation Chief Don Blevins is back from vacation looking very tanned and...
Punishing Our Future: The Downside of School Discipline
This week is the National Week of Action on the issue of school discipline. Studies have found that...
SCOTUS Hears Death Penalty Case of Missed Deadlines…MT Challenges Pot & Guns Law
This death penalty case about returned mail and multiple oversights on the part of lackadaisical...
Supes Interview New Candidate for Probation Chief…Prison Hunger Strike, Part II…and More
Last week WitnessLA reported (based on the word of multiple inside sources) that Probation Chief...