On Tuesday, June 28, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a motion meant to expand...
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Happy Nearly 2022!… And a Request From WitnessLA
Before we leave 2021 behind, we want to quickly remind you of a few of the stories that made up...
As SCOTUS contemplates shooting down Roe, a new report shines a light on what reproductive “choice” looks like in the nation’s prisons and jails
During the nearly five decades that Roe v. Wade has been considered to be settled law, the courts...
Decarceration in the Face of a Pandemic
One of the most urgent — and contentious — debates in criminal justice today is over which...
No need to wait for pandemics: The public health case for criminal justice reform
Five examples of policies that could slow the spread of a viral pandemic in prisons and jails - and...
Another Victim of Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Giancarlo Scotti Gets Payout
Last Tuesday, October 29, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a $325,000...
Because Most Locked-up Women Are in Jail, Not Prison, State Reforms Often Fail to Reach Them
PPI's yearly "big-picture view of incarcerated women helps us see why many recent criminal justice...
Johns Hopkins Report Offers First Ever Look at Pregnancy in Prison Stats
Since 1980 the incarceration of women in the U.S. has far outpaced that of men, skyrocketing by...
LA Supes Move Forward with Two Jail Projects Amid Protests
#NoMoreJails #RejectTheEIR pic.twitter.com/3kzYES7TJi — Esther Lim (@EstherNMNLim) October...
Noteworthy New Laws, and Bills on the Governor’s Desk….and Policing Skid Row
CALIFORNIA’s JUSTICE-RELATED BILLS—SOME SIGNED INTO LAW, AND SOME...