Joanna Lewis’s family never believed she took her own life.
AG Bonta files criminal charges against assistant DA in charge of “ethics & integrity,” at the LA District Attorney’s office
On Wednesday, April 24, California Attorney General announced that his office has filed criminal...
Talking about Guns in America with two stellar authors, and the California Attorney General
This past weekend, the LA Times Festival of Books took over most of the USC campus with...
LA Supes Reorganize Men’s Central Jail Closure Efforts
On Tuesday, April 9, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to move the...
Video of gladiator fight in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall is shown in court, as same troubled facility is declared “suitable” to house LA’s youth
Thursday, April 11, was not a cheering day for those who care about the young people in the care of...
Op-Ed: Court Ruling Chills Elected Official-Constituent Interaction & It Must Be Reversed on Appeal
A functioning democracy demands that public officials are accessible and responsive to our...
LA County’s Dangerous Jails: the Death List
Witnessla gets calls from sources inside LA County’s jail system. for a variety of reasons. They...
New LA County Program Helps Unhoused People Resolve Legal Problems Blocking Access to Housing
On March 21, the LA County Public Defender’s Office officially launched the Community Outreach...
Why does LASD Lt. Eric Strong—now LA County Probation’s Chief of Safety & Security—appear to keep breaking the law?
When last year Los Angeles County Sheriff’s lieutenant Eric Strong was loaned to LA County...
Four People Exonerated After Decades in Prison for Wrongful Murder Convictions
Four men who lost nearly 80 years to imprisonment combined after being wrongfully convicted of...
No parole for youth with life sentences, California Supreme Court rules
By Nigel Duara, CalMatters The California Supreme Court today upheld limits on when young people...
New CA Justice Bills for 2024
In the first two months of 2024, California lawmakers have introduced new noteworthy criminal...
A last minute look at the 11 people who hope to unseat LA DA George Gascón
As we race toward the March 5, 2024, primary election, let’s take one more quick look at the...
My Mom Helped Me Think Bigger Than Prison. Soon, I’ll Graduate College
So many African American women have given me hope and influenced what I want my future to look...
Police Solving Fewer Crimes Despite Increased Spending, Says New Report
Over the past three decades, clearance rates for serious crimes have dropped by 41 percent in...
Unsuitable: State oversight commission pronounces LA County’s two juvenile halls as unsuitable for youth residence, as two more kids overdose on fentanyl
At or around 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, after many hours of discussion, plus a string of...
Will Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall be declared “unsuitable” for youth?
On February 15, the members of The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will...
Vallejo police may swap stars for shields amid badge-bending scandal
Editor’s note The story below is another in WLA’s series presenting the remarkable...