After midnight on Friday night, a 24-year-old Los Angeles Police officer was shot and killed as...
White Officers Not More Likely to Fatally Shoot People of Color, Says Report
White officers appear to be no more likely than their black and Latino colleagues to shoot people...
Supervisor Barger Demands “Immediate Action” With Newly Approved Plan to Address Social Worker Staffing Problems in the A.V. After Noah Cuatro’s Death
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion from Supervisor Kathryn...
“I was hired,” said IG Max Huntsman to the LA Supes, “in part to tell you if we ever face a Tanaka-level crisis again. We face it now.”
On Tuesday, July 23, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of...
Friendly Suggestions for Gov. Gavin Newsom Regarding His Proposed Overhaul of the State’s Youth Justice System
I am a fourth-year social studies teacher at a Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility located...
House Oversight and Reform Committee Hears Powerful Testimony on Childhood Trauma
Editor’s note WitnessLA has reported many times, and from many perspectives, on the ways...
CA Bill Would Give State One of the Longest Deadlines for Crime Survivors to Access Compensation
The California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) estimates that every year, approximately 100...
75 Law Professors and Scholars Call on LA County DA to Stop Seeking the Death Penalty
On Wednesday, a group of more than 75 law professors and other legal experts issued an open letter...
Facing the Inferno: Campus Kilpatrick & the Woolsey Fire, Part 1
For those who know fires, the question wasn’t if a large and dangerous fire would one day...
Motion Calls for Review of 4-Year-Old Noah Cuatro’s Death After DCFS Left Him With Parents Despite Court Order — UPDATED
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion directing the...
Will LA County Supes Find a Way to Give Inspector General Subpoena Power to Probe the Problem of Gangsters With Badges – UPDATED
UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 23, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor...
Campus Kilpatrick/Woolsey Fire Story – Update
Editor’s Note: The Campus Kilpatrick/Woolsey Fire Story is still coming. Watch for it Part...
LA County Supes Work to Bring Compassionate Support to Families Whose Loved Ones Die in Custody or When Deputies Use Fatal Force
Since 2017, more than 100 people have died while in the custody of the Los Angeles County...
A Scathing, In-Depth Analysis by the Inspector General Pronounces Re-Hired LA County Deputy Carl Mandoyan Unfit For the position of Deputy Sheriff
"....the Department was in possession of now publicly available evidence that conclusively...
The Most Common Crime Against Women in LA: Abuse From an Intimate Partner
The offense counts 10% of all female crime victims.
UPDATE: Campus Kilpatrick & the Woolsey Fire Coming Monday
We have moved the publication date of Campus Kilpatrick and the Woolsey Fire to this coming...
#LetUsLive Bill to Reduce Police Uses of Deadly Force in CA Lands on Governor Newsom’s Desk
On Monday, AB 392, a bill that seeks to change the circumstances under which law enforcement...
Momentum Grows in Congress to Expand Access to Quality Postsecondary Education for People in Prison
Twenty-five years ago, the massive Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which...