In late September of this year, a hacker group announced it had broken into the servers of the...
The U.S. Supreme Court Has A Qualified Immunity Problem
"The lingering uncertainty that characterizes the right to record will continue to have a chilling...
Eyewitnesses Report John Grant Experienced Repeated ‘Full-Body Convulsions’ & Vomited During Execution. Meanwhile, OK Officials Say Execution Carried Out ‘Without Complication’ — and plan another one
As a witness to the execution...I’ll say this: repeated convulsions and extensive vomiting for...
Sheriff Villanueva announces that requiring deputies to be vaccinated is a threat to public safety & will create “a pandemic of chaos”
“I can firmly tell you, this mandate will create a pandemic of chaos within our county resulting...
Pregnant Behind Bars, Part Three: When Things Go Wrong During Diversion
Diverting pregnant people from LA County’s jails is a complex process involving many moving parts...
New report addresses disproportionate number of women and other vulnerable populations in LA County’s jails
Fifty years ago, approximately seventy-five percent of the various county jails around the U.S...
Percentage of Women in State Policing Has Stalled Since 2000
“Female officers have to use force, but we have a different perspective and a different way of...
Gun violence expert says tackling inequities underlying shootings is key to prevention
To really understand the root of gun violence, Dr. Wintemute says, you have to understand that the...
How the Criminal Justice System Disproportionately Harms Native American People
On Friday, President Joe Biden officially declared today, October 11, 2021, Indigenous Peoples’...
Police killings of civilians in the US have been undercounted by more than half in official statistics, says new study
Editor’s note: At WitnessLA we try to keep you informed about new and important research...
Pregnant Behind Bars, Part Two: When Housing Changes Everything
The process begins with a list of names.
Judge requires COVID vaccines for California prison guards
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 five-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...