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Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.

July 18, 2025
#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
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Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
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LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
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WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
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Down With a Cold…Back Friday A.M.

May 19, 2011
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Life and Life Only • Los Angeles Times

Looking Back at the Coverage of Arnold’s Alleged Serial Groping

May 18, 2011
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Tracy Webber of Pro Publica, formerly a Pulitzer winner from the LA Times, has posted an essay ...

Human Rights • LAPD • Prison • Prison Policy

Voices from Solitary: It’s Time to Talk About It

May 17, 2011
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Solitary Watch is a website launched two years ago that is dedicated to bringing the topic of...

Courts

Full 9th Circuit Shows Winklevoss Brothers to the Door

May 16, 2011
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The Winklevoss twins lose yet one more round. The mean, mean, mean justices of the full ninth...

Immigration & Justice • LAUSD • Must Reads • Prison • Prison Policy

3 Monday Must Reads – Reforming Prisons, Interrogating Librarians and More

May 16, 2011
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WHY PRISON REFORM MAY FINALLY OCCUR: IT’S THE MONEY, STUPID “In this economic climate...

Parole Policy • Prison Policy • Sentencing

Was an Alleged Double Murderer Paroled Years Early from Prison?

May 13, 2011
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Wednesday night the LA Weekly posted a story with the headline: Zachariah Timothy Lehnen, Accused...

Sentencing

Is CA’s 3-Strikes Good or Bad Law? State & Local Officials Contemplate the Question

May 13, 2011
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Last week two dozen California reporters—myself included—met with state and local...

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Must a Felony Record Be a Life Sentence for Joblessness?

May 12, 2011
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In Wednesday’s LA Times Father Greg Boyle writes that its everyone’s business to give...

Civil Liberties • Gangs • Orange County

Dear Tony Rackauckas, It’s About That Constitutional Thingy, Says Fed Judge

May 11, 2011
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In a significant victory for the So Cal ACLU, on Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that Orange County...

Education • LAUSD • Los Angeles Times

Why Some City Leaders Didn’t Want the LA Times Teacher Ratings Released

May 10, 2011
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As most education watchers know, on Sunday, the LA Times released its second round of its...

LASD

Zachary Champommier’s Mom Files $10 Million Wrongful Death Suit

May 10, 2011
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Studio City Patch, in a story by AnnMarie Baranik, has the details. Here’s the opening of...

Life and Life Only

Never Say Goodbye: An Eastside Love Story

May 9, 2011
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The LA Eastside blogger who goes by the name, Don Quixote, has often been an intelligent presence...

Education • Juvenile Justice • LAUSD

Pushed Out: Reforming Zero Tolerance at LAUSD

May 9, 2011
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PUSHED OUT The concept of Zero Tolerance is alive and well in the Los Angeles Unified School...

Must Reads

Reporting on Jerry

May 6, 2011
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I’ll have a couple of intriguing topics early next week—the 3-strikes report, and a new...

California Budget • Prison

CA Schools Are Broke, But Private Prison Operators Announce Record Profits

May 5, 2011
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PRISON INDUSTRIAL NATION? The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)—the nation’s...

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#FreeDorothy: Al-Jazeera Journalist Confirmed Being Held by Syrians

May 4, 2011
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Late on Wednesday, the fiance of missing Al Jazeera journalist issued a statement that Syrian...

Death Penalty

The Totality of a Life: A New Way of Looking at the Death Penalty

May 4, 2011
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As the the various Innocence Projects around the country continue to find people on death row who...

American Voices • Sentencing

Back from 3-Strikes Symposium….

May 3, 2011
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…Posting Later Today

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