The Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) has chosen six jurisdictions, including two in California, to...
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California Community Non-Profits Get $1.3 Million to Push for Juvenile Justice Policy Change
Last week, a group of California-based foundations announced a $1.3 million investment in...
Post-Election Roundup
At WitnessLA, we have been following a handful of the 17 ballot initiatives Californians either...
LA Supes Move Forward with Two Jail Projects Amid Protests
#NoMoreJails #RejectTheEIR pic.twitter.com/3kzYES7TJi — Esther Lim (@EstherNMNLim) October...
Bill Roundup—Round 2
On Wednesday, WLA posted a list of noteworthy bills signed into law by California Governor Jerry...
Door-to-Door Deputies, the Hunt for the Next Probation Chief, Women with Locked-up Loved Ones, and More
LASD DEPUTIES MEET WITH 500 WILLOWBROOK NEIGHBORS TO DISCUSS CONCERNS Over the weekend, more than...
Suicides at CIW, a New Trial After Miranda Rights Violation, and Indigent Defense
A BAFFLING EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN Erika Rocha was 35...
California Prosecutors’ Rising Use of “Direct File” & How It Harms Kids of Color…Transparency in Child Abuse Near-Fatalities…and a Teen Transforms His Life
While the number of California kids arrested for felonies dropped 55% between 2003 and 2014, the...
How LA Kids are Being Recruited for Sex Trafficking & What LA Law Enforcement is Doing About It – by Kristy Plaza and Alana Victor
LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING CRISIS & HOW LA LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING...
Why Did Los Angeles County Jail Inmate Unique Moore Die? by Art Levine
WHY DID LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL INMATE UNIQUE MOORE DIE? A New Wrongful Death Lawsuit Raises...