The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), California’s youth prison system, is in the midst of...
Today Is #GivingNewsDay & WitnessLA Needs Your Help!
Today is #GivingTuesday — or #GivingNewsDay as nonprofit newsrooms across America are now...
How many of the girls & young women in LA county probation’s youth lock-ups really need to be there?
As of November 22, 2021, in Los Angeles County Probation’s youth camps and halls are...
Oklahoma Governor commutes Julius Jones death sentence a few hours before his execution
A few hours before the execution of Julius Jones was to be carried out today, Oklahoma governor...
Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons are complicated
Early in the pandemic, gun sales in the United States surged, with more than 20% of these purchases...
A story of veterans & justice
The U.S. Department of Veterans Administration provides disability benefits to veterans with mental...
As CA’s youth prisons move toward shutdown, conditions for hundreds of kids still in residence have gotten disturbingly worse
In a new report just released by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, researchers describe...
The Oath Keepers & law enforcement — including the LA County Sheriff’s Department
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.