During a two-year investigation into the Orange County jail system, the ACLU of Southern California...
Fact Sheet Reveals Noteworthy National Incarceration Trends
A newly updated fact sheet from the Sentencing Project features some national prison trends over...
What is Causing the Mental Health Crisis Among Women in the Nation’s Jails and Prisons?
Why Are Female Inmates Twice As Likely as Male Inmates to Be Struggling With Mental Health Issues...
WitnessLA Wins 2nd place for Best Online Investigative Reporting at So Cal Journalism Awards
On Sunday night we were very honored and surprised to win 2nd Place for Best Online Investigative...
Law Enforcement Leaders Back Criminal Justice Reforms
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has officially thrown his support behind California’s so-called...
County Supes Send $3 Million to LA Justice Fund for Immigrant Defense
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in favor of a $3 million agreement with...
With Innovative Juvenile Probation Camp Kilpatrick About to Open, LA County Hopes to Close Other Camps (But There Are Concerns)
On Friday, June 30, the long awaited grand opening will take place for a new kind of juvenile...
CA Budget Includes Oversight of Immigrant Detention Facilities, Money for Representation in Immigration Proceedings
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens)...
The LAPD Has Partnered in a Very Successful Youth Diversion Program, But Will LA Find a Way to Fund It?
The Los Angeles Police Department has a partnership in an unusually effective diversion program for...
Grand Jury Says Systemic Misconduct in OC Regarding Jailhouse Informants Is a “Myth”
In a report released Tuesday, a grand jury found that the Orange County District Attorney’s...
Supes Approve Funding Recommendations for Homelessness Measure
On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding recommendations for...
The Need for Conversations After the Alexandria Shooting
On Thursday afternoon, the news about Congressman Steve Scalise remained frighteningly uncertain...
Counties, Cities to Put Money Saved by Prop. 47 to Work
A total of 23 California cities and counties have been awarded chunks of the $103 million in funds...
Op-Ed: The Real Problem With California’s Foster Care Shelters: They Exist
First Stop Parking Places for the State’s Foster Children Have to Go by Richard Wexler Two...
LA County Probation to Roll Out Innovative Mental & Emotional Health Screening Program for Girls
The Power of Gender-Specific Health Screening On any given day, Los Angeles County...
Can a New Brand of Prosecutors Trigger Reform From the Inside?
The New Prosecutors & the Winds of Justice by Miriam Aroni Krinski and Dan Satterberg There...
Stockton Unified Is Over-Policing Schools, Says ACLU
The Stockton Unified School District has a serious problem with over-policing students, according...
LA County Supes Do Away With Fee for “Free” Public Defender
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate a $50 fee levied against...