by Byrhonda Lyons of CalMatters California prison workers will join the list of state employees...
Op-Ed: Now that the 2020 FBI Crime Stats report has been released, what are the most useful takeaways?
Editor’s note: On Monday, September 27, the FBI released the 2020 edition of its annual...
Federal police reform talks have thus far failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success, including in California
by Natasha N. Johnson and Thaddeus L. Johnson Bipartisan talks over police reform ended...
Pregnant Behind Bars, Part One: Second Chances
In the first part of this four-part series, we look at how LA County’s Maternal Health Diversion...
LA Sheriff trashes RAND report on deputy gangs, refuses subpoena to talk to LASD Oversight Commission, & claims that County Counsel’s legal opinion on deputy gangs is laughable.
On Wednesday morning, Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a press conference in order to respond to the...
Sheriff Candidate Cecil Rhambo endorsed by CA Legislative Black Caucus…but his candidacy is complicated
California’s Legislative Black Caucus has now endorsed Cecil Rhambo, who is, at the moment...
In startling & historic vote, state board finds LA County’s two juvenile halls “unsuitable for youth habitation.”
At exactly 1:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, September 17, the California Board of State and...
LANDSLIDE: Voters say NO to the recall in a big way
While the votes are still being counted, the recall election was called before 9 p.m. on Tuesday...
Decision time: Three ways the California recall election could go
For nearly 25 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom rose the ranks of California politics without ever losing an...
Long awaited RAND report on deputy gangs says L.A. Sheriff’s Department needs to “curb influence of problematic subgroups,” — but it won’t be easy
The long anticipated report on the deputy gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...
Bill to decertify police for serious misconduct clears Legislature & is headed for Newsom’s desk
The state is poised to join most of the country when it comes to disciplining the worst of the...
For 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners’ rights today
The incident resulted in the deaths of 43 people, many of them inmates, and marked an important...
Why is there an uptick in violence in New York? And how should it affect our thinking in Los Angeles?
While experts don't yet know the precise blend of the causes of the current rise in homicides...
WitnessLA on Vacation (Sort of)…and other news
Editor’s note: WitnessLA is on semi-vacation this week, and part of next. So, while...
Op-Ed: $215 Million Cal Recall Election is a Baseless, Trump-Backed Power Grab
Just as it seemed we as a country were coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves faced...
New report shows CA’s Republican-voting counties have higher rates of violent crime than the state’s Dem-voting counties
A startling new report released this week by the Center on Juvenile and...
Eric Strong is the newest entry to the growing list of people who hope to unseat LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
For LA County voters determined to see the present sheriff ousted, the main challenge between now...
Prosecutors & other justice leaders say it’s critical for Biden to convene a “Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution” — NOW
The U.S. needs “a new normal in prosecution and we need federal leadership to get us...