In August 2019, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors made the historic decision to cancel a...
Disturbing new lawsuit alleging 16-year-old boy forced to take estrogen in LA juvenile hall as behavior control “medication” points again to urgent need for oversight of nation’s largest probation department
On June 7, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on a new motion co-authored by...
How COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Threatens Nearby Communities
Two new studies show that jails can contribute enormously to coronavirus case totals outside their...
First LAPD Officer Dies of Covid-19
Early Saturday night, the Los Angeles Police Department announced via Twitter that, on Friday...
LAUSD School Board Votes to Redirect 35 Percent of School Police Funds to Services That Support the Needs of Black Students
The largest independent school police department in the United States will see its funding drop by...
Happy 4th of July, 2020
….And, if you’re staying in, here’s one way to celebrate.
Defunding 2020: Yes, the LA County Supes Cut $145.5 Million from the LA Sheriff’s Budget & $49.1 million from Probation, Then They Killed the Probation Oversight Commission. (Unless…)
At Monday's Board of Supervisors meeting, prior to the vote on Los Angeles County's 2020-21...
CA Lawmaker Introduces New Bills to Further Lift the Veil on Police Misconduct and “Reimagine” Policing
Amid a coronavirus pandemic that shut California’s legislature down for weeks, decimated the...
WitnessLA on KCRW’s “Greater LA” With Steve Chiotakis Talking About The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
WitnessLA was on KCRW’s GreaterLA with host Steve Chiotakis on Monday, June 29, to talk with...
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Rethink Policing & Systems of Care. Social Work Can Lead by Example If We Face Our Own Historical Shortcomings
Social workers can make their stand known that we support community efforts to transform, rather...
LA County Leaders Answer Demands for a Reimagined 911 and Other Systemic Changes
In the weeks following the start of widespread protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Brionna...
A Push to Prioritize Critically-Needed Housing For Victims of Domestic Violence and Their Kids
Domestic violence, the leading cause of homelessness among women and children, is increasing during...
New COVID-19 outbreak at one of California’s Youth Prisons—As Counties Resume Sending Kids Into the State’s Long-Broken System
Now that the state's counties are again sending kids to the state's youth prisons, it appears that...
LA County Supes Unanimously Call for Independent Oversight of Investigation Into LASD Shooting of Andres Guardado
At the start of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Supervisor Mark...
Disputes Over Body Cams, A Twitter War — & A Perplexing New Task Force to Probe Officer Involved Shootings
On Sunday an interesting Twitter war occurred between Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark...
How a City Known for High Crime Rates and Racial Tensions Kept Its Protests Non-Violent — Pointing the Way for the Rest of the Nation
For far too long in this country, if you say "public safety," people say "police" because they...
Nov. 2020 Ballot Measure Weakening CA Justice Reforms Would Harm Communities of Color, Stuff Prisons, and Cost Up to $450 Million Per Year, Says Report
A measure on California’s November ballot aimed at diluting some of the last decade’s...
After More Than 3,800 Coronavirus Infections, and 19 Deaths in CA’s Crowded Prisons, CDCR Agrees to More Early Releases
On Tuesday night, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that...