“Mary would have been upset with us for doing this,” said LA County Supervisor Gloria...
The innocence Problem
The stories of innocent people being released after serving years or even decades behind bars have...
Prison Overcrowding and Waiting for Realignment
On Tuesday, the governor and the California Department of Corrections announced their collective...
Strip Searches, 3-Strikes, Controversial Gates Foundation Report & More
9TH CIRCUIT SAYS MARICOPA COUNTY STRIP SEARCH VIOLATES 4TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS & THE SUPREMES LET...
Another Dead Child on DCFS’s Watch—And the Crucial Need to Ask the Right Questions
The death of 17-month-old Vyctorya Sandoval on April 24-–very possibly at the hands of one or...
Friday Round-Up: Psychopaths, Parks Closing, Bad DA Behavior and More
EVEN DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, CALIFORNIA KEPT ITS PARKS OPEN, BUT ALL THAT CHANGES IN...
Thursday Must Reads
CA SENATE DECIDES WED. JUVIE LWOP CASES SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE AT RESENTENCING. Progress! Patrick...
SB 9, The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act, Likely to Come to a Vote This Week
The California senate will likely vote this week on SB 9. which would give kids who were sentenced...
Why Is Crime Declining While Unemployment Remains High?
JAMES Q WILSON CONTEMPLATES THE QUESTIONS AROUND THE DROPPING CRIME RATES AND ELEVATED...
Dear California, Chill. The Scary Criminals R NOT Coming to Get You
A week after the US Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Plata in which SCOTUS affirmed that the 3...
Memorial Day: Thinking About Wounded Warriors
If you want to do something concrete today for the American service men and women, I recommend a...
Was a Visitor to LA County Jail Viciously Beaten by Guards?
This week’s LA Weekly’ cover story about LA County’s Men’s Central Jail...
Supreme Court Says AZ Can Punish Companies Who Employ Illegal Workers
The WaPo has the story: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Arizona may revoke the business...
Thursday Must Reads
COMPUTER ERRORS MAY HAVE DESIGNATED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PAROLEES FOR NON-REVOCABLE PAROLE, SAYS...
WitnessLA is a Finalist for 4 LA Press Club Awards! Wooo-Hooo!
WitnessLA is a finalist for LA Press Club Awards in these four categories: BEST ONLINE...
California Crime Rate Drops, Plus More Views on the Supreme’s Prison Ruling
I saw LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday when I was having lunch at the Homegirl Cafe. We talked...
FYI: The Supremes’ Ruling IS NOT a Demand for Prisoner Release
On Monday morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case known as Brown v. Plata that California...
Supremes Say Calif. has “Serious Constitutional Violations” With Prison Overcrowding
Amazing. It was a 5-4 ruling—as we guessed it likely would be. Anthony Kennedy was the...