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#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Journalism Awards & Prizes

WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
#JusticeBriefs • #QuickTakes

The Case of the Vanishing Editor

May 30, 2025
#YouthJusticeReimagined • LA County Probation • LA Probation Oversight Commission • Probation • Unsuitable 4 Youth

Probation Moving Incarcerated Kids Out of “Unsuitable” Juvenile Hall After Court Approval, But Oversight Commission Says Simply Relocating Kids Won’t Solve Root Problems

May 29, 2025
#Documented/Undocumented

Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land

April 30, 2025
Immigration & Justice • Prison • Prison and Families • Prison Policy • prison reform

State Continues to Hand Soon-to-Be-Released Prisoners Over to Immigration Agents During Pandemic

October 13, 2020
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In recent weeks, the Adelanto ICE Processing Center has become the site of the largest active...

Alternatives to Incarceration

If Sheriff Refuses to Use $24 Million for County Parks Bureau, LA County Supes May Reimagine LA’s Parks Bureau Without the LASD

October 12, 2020
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Los Angeles County has one of the largest locally-operated public parks systems in the nation. LA...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Community Health & Safety • Race & Justice

Under Our Skin: How racism leaves an unmistakable mark on Black Americans

October 11, 2020
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I’m only now coming to grips with what it has meant to my soul – and my body – to have been...

Women and Justice • Women's Issues

How State Corrections Departments Are Addressing Trauma and Victimization Among Imprisoned Women

October 9, 2020
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  A new report from the Urban Institute shines a light on how 41 states do or don’t...

LA DA's Race 2020

Thursday Night’s Informative & Take-No-Prisoners Debate Between Jackie Lacey & George Gascón as They Battle to See Who Will Be LA’s Next District Attorney

October 8, 2020
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At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday October 8, an important debate took place between two term Los Angeles...

#GangstersWithBadges • Alex Villanueva • LASD's Deputy Gang Problem

Why Did the LA’s District Attorney’s Office Fail to Bring Charges Against Suspects in the Sheriff’s Bandito Assault Case? (The Problematic LASD Investigation Didn’t Help, Says a New Report)

October 7, 2020
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Why did the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office fail to bring charges against any of the...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • President Donald Trump

Op-Ed: Communities Need a Reset of Policing & The Justice System. But Barr & Trump’s Law Enforcement “Commission” is a Cynical Sham

October 4, 2020
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Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, the Commission is stacked with...

Bill Watch • DJJ Watch

Governor Signs Bill to Close State’s Troubled & Systemically Racist Youth Prisons With an Ambitious Plan to Reimagine CA’s Youth Justice System

October 2, 2020
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At approximately 4:42 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, Governor Gavin...

Bill Watch

Governor Newsom Signs and Vetoes Closely Watched Criminal Justice Bills

October 1, 2020
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Between Monday and Wednesday, his final day to sign or veto bills passed during the 2020...

Community Health & Safety • Criminal Justice • Justice Reform • LA County Board of Supervisors

LA County Moves Closer to Redirecting Some Emergency Response Away From Law Enforcement

September 30, 2020
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On Tuesday, September 29, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took the next step toward...

Alex Villanueva

Judge Rules Against Sheriff Villanueva’s ongoing attempts to rehire former deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan

September 28, 2020
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On Monday, September 28, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled in a 17-page...

Alternatives to Incarceration • Diversion

Is LA County About to Critically Underfund Diversion Just When It’s Needed Most?

September 27, 2020
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Is LA County about to underfund its most important diversion programs, including mental health...

LAPD

LAPD Officer Attacked and Injured at Harbor Division Station on Saturday Night

September 26, 2020
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An officer of the Los Angeles Police Department was wounded on Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. by...

Law Enforcement Reform

Building an Alternative Crisis Response System in LA County

September 25, 2020
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In June, in response to the killings of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and others during encounters...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews

What It’s Going to Take to Fix Policing

September 23, 2020
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The former director of President Obama’s community-oriented policing strategies office warns that...

Bill Watch

U.S. Congress Passes Two Bills to Address the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

September 22, 2020
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In some counties comprised primarily of tribal lands, Indigenous women are murdered at rates more...

Civil Rights • Voting Rights

Prop 17 Could Restore Voting Rights to Tens of Thousands of Californians

September 21, 2020
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By denying voting rights to those on parole, the state has barred many Californians of color from...

In Memoriam

Irreplaceable. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, R.I.P.

September 18, 2020
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The New Yorker's Jill Lapore makes the case that the scholar, advocate, and judge that was Ruth...

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